9-letter words containing e, o, t, h
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- patchogue — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- pesthouse — a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phase out — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phenetole — a colorless, volatile, aromatic, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 1 0 O.
- phenolate — Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C 6 H 5 ONa.
- phenotype — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenytoin — a barbiturate-related substance, C 1 5 H 1 2 N 2 O 2 , used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of grand mal epilepsy and in focal seizures.
- phone tag — telephone tag.
- phone tap — an instance of listening secretly, usually illegally, to someone's phone conversations using special electronic equipment
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- phonetism — the science of speech sounds and of writing phonetically
- phonetist — a person who uses or advocates phonetic spelling.
- phonolite — a fine-grained volcanic rock composed chiefly of alkali feldspar and nepheline, some varieties of which split into pieces that ring on being struck.
- phonotype — a piece of type bearing a phonetic character or symbol.
- phosphate — Chemistry. (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid. a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate.
- phosphite — (loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.
- photocell — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- photogene — an afterimage on the retina.
- photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
- photolyze — to break down molecules with light.
- phototube — an electron tube with a photosensitive cathode, used like a photocell.
- phototype — a plate with a relief printing surface produced by photography.
- phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- pitchpole — (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
- pithecoid — belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- porthouse — a company that produces port
- post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- posthaste — with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- posthorse — horse kept at an inn or posthouse for use by postriders or for hire to travellers
- posthouse — house or inn where horses were kept for postriders or for hire to travellers
- pot-holed — A pot-holed road has a lot of potholes in it.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- potholder — a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.
- pothunter — a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.