9-letter words containing h, e, p
- hemipodes — Plural form of hemipode.
- hemiptera — the order comprising the true bugs.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- hemitrope — twin1 (def 5).
- hemolymph — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- hemopathy — (medicine) Any disorder or disease of the blood.
- hemophile — a hemophiliac.
- hemotroph — the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
- hemp tree — chaste tree.
- hempstead — a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- hen party — a party or gathering for women only.
- henpecked — browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife.
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitic — Related to hepatitis and other liver diseases.
- hepatitis — inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
- hepatomas — Plural form of hepatoma.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- hephzibah — the wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. II Kings 21:1.
- heptaglot — a book written in seven languages
- heptagons — Plural form of heptagon.
- heptalogy — (rare) # A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- heptanone — any of three isomeric ketones, C 11 H 14 O, derived from heptane.
- heptapody — a verse with seven metrical feet
- heptarchs — Plural form of heptarch.
- heptarchy — (often initial capital letter) the seven principal concurrent Anglo-Saxon kingdoms supposed to have existed in the 7th and 8th centuries.
- hepteract — (mathematics) A seven-dimensional hypercube.
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer
- hermatype — reef-building coral.
- herpetoid — reptilian, reptiliform
- hesperian — western; occidental.
- heteropod — any marine invertebrate with a foot or feet adapted for swimming
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hexapodal — of or relating to the hexapods
- hiccupped — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- high-step — to walk or run by raising the legs higher than normal.
- higher-up — a person in a position of higher authority in an organization; superior.
- highspeed — Alternative form of high-speed.
- hiphugger — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hiplength — reaching to or covering the hips, as clothing: a hiplength sweater.
- hipped on — greatly interested or preoccupied, almost to an irrational extent; obsessed (usually followed by on): He's hipped on learning to play the tuba.
- hipped-on — greatly interested or preoccupied, almost to an irrational extent; obsessed (usually followed by on): He's hipped on learning to play the tuba.
- hippiater — (rare) A veterinarian specializing in horse care.
- hippiedom — the lifestyle and world of hippies, especially in the 1960s.
- hippieish — Alternative spelling of hippyish.
- hippodame — a sea horse
- hippurite — an extinct type of bivalve mollusc (family Hippuritidae) found as fossils from the late Cretaceous period
- hodoscope — any device for tracing the path of a charged particle, esp a particle found in cosmic rays
- holeproof — (of fabric or an article of clothing) designed or made so as to prevent holes.
- holophote — an apparatus by which practically all the light from a lighthouse lamp or the like is thrown in a desired direction.
- holophyte — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.