9-letter words containing c, h, o, p
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- cynophobe — A person with cynophobia.
- cyphonism — An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
- cytopathy — a disease or disorder of a cell
- cytophagy — the ingestion of cells by other cells.
- diaphonic — Of or pertaining to diaphony.
- dichoptic — having the eyes distinctly separate
- dimorphic — having two forms.
- dog-cheap — very inexpensive.
- dot pitch — (hardware) The distance between a dot and the closest dot of the same colour (red, green or blue) on a color CRT. Dot pitch is typically from 0.28 to 0.51 mm but large presentation monitors may go up to 1.0 mm. The smaller the dot pitch, the crisper the image, 0.31 or less provides a sharp image, especially when displaying text. Dot pitch measurements between conventional tubes and Sony's Trinitron tubes are roughly, but not exactly comparable. Sony's CRTs use vertical stripes, not dots, and its measurement is the distance between stripes, not the diagonal distance between dots.
- drop arch — a pointed arch having radii of length less than the span.
- dropcloth — A large piece of plastic or canvas put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint.
- dysphonic — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- echograph — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- ecophobia — Fear of one\u2019s home.
- ecosphere — Also called physiological atmosphere. the part of the atmosphere in which it is possible to breathe normally without aid: the portion of the troposphere from sea level to an altitude of about 13,000 feet (4000 meters).
- ecphoneme — (obsolete) A symbol, !, comprising a vertical line and a dot below, signifying the end of a sentence that is an exclamation.
- ectomorph — a person of the ectomorphic type.
- ectophyte — a parasitic plant growing on an animal or another plant.
- epochally — In an epochal manner.
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- exophoric — Relating to, or exhibiting, exophora.
- exophytic — (pathology) In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward.
- geophilic — soil-loving
- geophytic — Relating to geophytes.
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- hard copy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- hippocras — an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
- hockshops — (US, rare) Plural form of hockshop.
- hodoscope — any device for tracing the path of a charged particle, esp a particle found in cosmic rays
- holotypic — Relating to a holotype.
- homeplace — a person's birthplace or family home.
- homotopic — (topology, of two maps) Such that there is an interval of maps joining one to the other.
- homotypic — of or relating to a homotype.
- hoop back — a chair back having the uprights and crest rail in a continuous arched form.
- hopatcong — a town in N New Jersey.
- hopscotch — a children's game in which a player tosses or kicks a small flat stone, beanbag, or other object into one of several numbered sections of a diagram marked on the pavement or ground and then hops on one foot over the lines from section to section and picks up the stone or object, usually while standing on one foot in an adjacent section.
- horoscope — a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc.
- horoscopy — Archaic. the casting or taking of horoscopes.
- hydroptic — (formerly) edema.
- hyperopic — Farsighted; of, having, or pertaining to hyperopia.
- hyperoxic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperoxia.
- hypnotics — Plural form of hypnotic.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hypocaust — a hollow space or system of channels in the floor or walls of some ancient Roman buildings that provided a central heating system by receiving and distributing the heat from a furnace.
- hypocotyl — the part of a plant embryo directly below the cotyledons, forming a connection with the radicle.
- hypocracy — Misspelling of hypocrisy.
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.