9-letter words containing a, p, i, h, o
- orphaning — Present participle of orphan.
- orpharion — (music) A musical instrument of the Renaissance, part of the cittern family, whose metal strings are tuned like a lute's and plucked with the fingers.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- pachomius — Saint, a.d. 292?–348? Egyptian ascetic: founder of the cenobitical form of monasticism.
- paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
- pansophic — universal wisdom or knowledge.
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parathion — a deep-brown to yellow, poisonous liquid, C 1 0 H 1 4 NO 5 PS, used as an insecticide.
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- pariahdom — an outcast.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- parsonish — like a parson
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- philomath — a person who enjoys learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- philomela — the nightingale.
- philopena — a custom, presumably of German origin, in which two persons share the kernels of a nut and determine that one shall receive a forfeit from the other at a later time upon the saying of a certain word or the performance of a certain action.
- phoenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- pholidota — the order comprising the pangolins.
- phonation — rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.
- photalgia — pain, as in an eye, that is caused by intensity of light.
- photopsia — a rare disease of the eye's retina that results in the perception of flashes of light
- phylakopi — an archaeological site on the Greek island of Melos, in the Cyclades group: excavations have revealed the remains of three successive ancient cities erected on a primitive Cycladic settlement.
- pistachio — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- porphyria — a defect of blood pigment metabolism in which porphyrins are produced in excess, are present in the blood, and are found in the urine.
- prophasic — relating to the first stage of nuclear division
- rhamphoid — beaklike or beak-shaped
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhizocarp — a plant that fruits underground or whose root remains intact while the leaves die off annually
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- soap dish — a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, especially as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink, lavatory, or bathtub.
- soap-dish — a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, especially as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink, lavatory, or bathtub.
- sociopath — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- sophonias — Zephaniah.
- symphonia — any of various medieval musical instruments, as the hurdy-gurdy.
- syphiloma — a tumour or gumma caused by infection with syphilis
- typhoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- typhonian — of or relating to Typhon
- vitaphone — an early technique in commercial film-making in which the accompanying sound was produced by discs
- xiphoidal — shaped like a sword
- xiphopagi — Siamese twins joined at the lower sternum
- zoophagia — (pathology) The act of eating living creatures.