9-letter words containing h, e, p
- nephrosis — kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- netphones — Plural form of netphone.
- neurochip — a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- nipcheese — a ship's purser
- nonspeech — absence of speech; silence, muteness
- noosphere — the biosphere including and modified by such human activities as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, urbanization, and industrialization.
- nymphaeum — a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
- nymphetic — relating to a nymphet
- nymphette — Alternative form of nymphet.
- nymphlike — Resembling a nymph.
- oenophile — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- oleograph — a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth.
- omphacite — a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.
- oospheres — Plural form of oosphere.
- open shop — a factory, office, or other business establishment in which a union, chosen by a majority of the employees, acts as representative of all the employees in making agreements with the employer, but in which union membership is not a condition of employment.
- opera hat — a man's tall, collapsible top hat, held open or in shape by springs and usually covered with a black, silky fabric. Also called gibus. Compare beaver1 (def 4), silk hat, top hat.
- ophiolite — an assemblage of mafic igneous rocks representing remnants of former oceanic crust.
- oppenheim — E(dward) Phillips, 1866–1946, English novelist.
- optophone — an electronic device that scans ordinary printed characters and produces combinations of sounds, enabling a blind reader to recognize the characters.
- orphanage — an institution for the housing and care of orphans.
- orphreyed — embroidered with gold
- orthoepic — Of or pertaining to orthoepy.
- orthopedy — Archaic form of orthopedics.
- orthopnea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopter — ornithopter
- osteopath — a physician who practices osteopathy.
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- overcheap — too cheap
- overhappy — too happy
- overperch — to fly up to perch on
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- oversharp — too sharp
- ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- pachelbel — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1653–1706, German organist and composer.
- pachyderm — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pachynema — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- 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.
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- packsheet — a cloth used for packing goods
- paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- panchetto — a Renaissance chair having three splayed legs and a shaped back joined into a solid wooden seat.
- panhandle — the handle of a pan.
- 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.