9-letter words containing h, a, o, r, i
- parsonish — like a parson
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- 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
- radicchio — a variety of chicory originating in Italy, having a compact head of reddish, white-streaked leaves: leaves and roots may be cooked or used raw in salads.
- radiothon — an on-the-air radio campaign, often lasting 24 hours or more, designed to raise money for a radio station, charity, the arts, etc., as from listeners phoning in and pledging specific donations, sometimes in exchange for gifts or premiums.
- rain hood — a waterproof hood attached to a coat, that may be raised to cover the head when it is raining
- raise hob — to cause mischief or disturbance
- razorfish — any of several wrasses of the genus Hemipteronatus having a compressed, sharp-edged head, as H. novacula (pearly razorfish) of the West Indies and the Mediterranean Sea.
- refashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- rhamphoid — beaklike or beak-shaped
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- rheotaxis — oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, especially water.
- rhizobial — of or relating to rhizobium
- rhizocarp — a plant that fruits underground or whose root remains intact while the leaves die off annually
- rhizocaul — a rootlike stem or stalk
- rhodamine — a red dye obtained by heating an alkyl aminophenol with phthalic anhydride.
- rhodanize — to plate with rhodium
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rhoeadine — a chemical compound found in the red poppy which has similar effects to those of opium
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- root hair — an elongated tubular extension of an epidermal cell of a root, serving to absorb water and minerals from the soil.
- senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shorthair — a domestic cat with a coat of short, thick hair; a cat of a shorthaired breed.
- thorazine — chlorpromazine
- thyroidal — of or relating to the thyroid gland
- to a hair — exactly; right in every detail
- tocharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- tokharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- tovarisch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- triathlon — an athletic contest comprising three consecutive events, usually swimming, bicycling, and distance running.