9-letter words containing e, p, n, t, h
- orthopnea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- pachytene — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- panchetto — a Renaissance chair having three splayed legs and a shaped back joined into a solid wooden seat.
- pantheism — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantheist — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- panthenol — pantothenyl alcohol
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parchment — the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
- parthenia — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- parthenon — the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- pentalpha — pentagram.
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- pentathla — pentathlons
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- pethidine — a white crystalline water-soluble drug used as an analgesic. Formula: C15H21NO2.HCl
- phanerite — any igneous rock whose grains are visible to the naked eye.
- phenacite — a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
- phenakite — a very hard, glassy, rhombohedral mineral, Be2SiO4, of various colors, sometimes used as a gem; beryllium silicate
- phenetics — classification of organisms based on measurable similarities and differences rather than genetic makeup and evolutionary descent.
- 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.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- 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.
- photogene — an afterimage on the retina.
- phrenetic — frenetic.
- phrenitis — inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
- phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- pitchbend — an electronic device that enables a player to bend the pitch of a note being sounded on a synthesizer, usually with a pitch wheel, strip, or lever
- pithiness — brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- pothunter — a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
- printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
- pyrethrin — Also called pyrethrin I. a viscous, water-insoluble liquid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 3 , extracted from pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide.
- pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- sphincter — a circular band of voluntary or involuntary muscle that encircles an orifice of the body or one of its hollow organs.
- stephanie — a female given name.