9-letter words containing h, e, p
- philopena — a custom, presumably of German origin, in which two persons share the kernels of a nut and determine that one shall receive a forfeit from the other at a later time upon the saying of a certain word or the performance of a certain action.
- phlebitis — inflammation of a vein, often occurring in the legs and involving the formation of a thrombus, characterized by swelling, pain, and change of skin color.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- phoenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- phone box — A phone box is a small shelter in the street in which there is a public telephone.
- phone sex — sexually explicit conversations engaged in on a telephone, usually for a fee.
- phone tag — telephone tag.
- phone tap — an instance of listening secretly, usually illegally, to someone's phone conversations using special electronic equipment
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- 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.
- phoniness — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- 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.
- phonopore — a device that conveys sound using electrical impulses along telegraph lines
- 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.
- phosphene — a luminous image produced by mechanical stimulation of the retina, as by pressure applied to the eyeball by the finger when the lid is closed.
- phosphide — a binary compound of phosphorus with a basic element or group.
- phosphine — a colorless, poisonous, ill-smelling, flammable gas, PH 3 .
- phosphite — (loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.
- phosphore — the morning star, especially Venus.
- 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.
- phraseman — a man who coins or uses clever phrases
- phreaking — phone phreak.
- phrenetic — frenetic.
- phrenitis — inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
- phronesis — wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
- phthalate — a salt or ester of phthalic acid. Esters are commonly used as plasticizers in PVC; when ingested they can cause kidney and liver damage
- phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
- phylogeny — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physicked — a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
- physiqued — having a particular physique
- phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- picholine — a variety of mild green olive from France which is cured in salt brine
- pie chart — a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.
- pied shag — a large New Zealand seabird, Phalacrocorax varius, with a white throat and underparts
- pigheaded — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- pikeperch — any of several pikelike fishes of the perch family, especially the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum.
- pile shoe — an iron casting shaped to a point and fitted to a lower end of a wooden or concrete pile
- pinchbeck — an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold.
- pinheaded — stupid or foolish.
- pinhooker — someone who trades in young racehorses for profit