9-letter words containing h, i, p, a
- apothecia — the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- apothesis — (architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
- archicarp — a female reproductive structure in ascomycetous fungi that consists of a cell or hypha and develops into the ascogonium
- arhatship — the state of having achieved enlightenment, which is the ultimate goal of Theravada Buddhists
- asphaltic — Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt; bituminous.
- asphyxial — the extreme condition caused by lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, produced by interference with respiration or insufficient oxygen in the air; suffocation.
- atmophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for the atmosphere, as neon or helium.
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- atrophies — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- audiphone — a type of hearing aid consisting of a diaphragm that, when placed against the upper teeth, conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear
- barophile — An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile.
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophils — Plural form of basophil.
- bike path — A bike path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- biography — A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
- biophilia — an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt universally by humankind
- cadetship — a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- caliphate — the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph
- callipash — the part of a turtle next to the upper shield, consisting of a greenish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- campshirt — a loose, short-sleeved shirt or blouse with an open collar
- canonship — the position or office of canon; canonry.
- capocchia — a fool
- capuchins — Plural form of capuchin.
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- catch pit — a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death
- catheptic — of or relating to enzymes that catalyze autolysis in death or pathological conditions
- cephalgia — (medicine) headache.
- cephalins — Plural form of cephalin.
- cephaloid — Shaped like the head or the brain.
- chaliapin — Fyodor Ivanovich (ˈfjɔdər iˈvanəvitʃ). 1873–1938, Russian operatic bass singer
- chalkpits — Plural form of chalkpit.
- champaign — an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
- champians — Plural form of champian.
- champions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion.
- champlain — Samuel de (samyɛl də). ?1567–1635, French explorer; founder of Quebec (1608) and governor of New France (1633–35)
- chapattis — Plural form of chapatti.
- chapiters — Plural form of chapiter.
- chaplains — Plural form of chaplain.
- chaprassi — an office worker or doorman
- chapstick — a cylinder of a substance for preventing or soothing chapped lips
- cheapside — street and district of London; in the Middle Ages it was a marketplace
- chick-pea — Also called garbanzo. a widely cultivated plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds.
- chickpeas — Plural form of chickpea.
- chinampas — Plural form of chinampa.
- chincapin — chinquapin
- chinkapin — chinquapin
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- chipboard — Chipboard is a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture.
- chipewyan — a member of a North American Indian people of NW Canada