9-letter words containing h, i, p, l
- philomela — the nightingale.
- 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.
- phlorizin — a bitter, crystalline glucoside, C 2 1 H 2 4 O 1 0 , obtained from the root bark of the apple, pear, cherry, etc.: formerly used as a tonic and in the treatment of malaria; now used chiefly in biochemical research.
- pholidota — the order comprising the pangolins.
- 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.
- photalgia — pain, as in an eye, that is caused by intensity of light.
- photophil — an organism, such as a plant, that seeks, thrives on and requires strong light
- phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- phthiocol — a yellow crystalline substance, C 1 1 H 8 O 3 , produced by the human tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, having antibiotic and blood-clotting properties.
- phylactic — defending or protecting, especially from disease.
- phylakopi — an archaeological site on the Greek island of Melos, in the Cyclades group: excavations have revealed the remains of three successive ancient cities erected on a primitive Cycladic settlement.
- phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
- physicals — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- phytolith — a microscopic silica body that forms in a living plant and becomes fossilized.
- picholine — a variety of mild green olive from France which is cured in salt brine
- pile shoe — an iron casting shaped to a point and fitted to a lower end of a wooden or concrete pile
- pilotfish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
- pitchpole — (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
- platyfish — any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.
- play with — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- plaything — a thing to play with; toy.
- plenished — to fill up; stock; furnish.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- plightful — filled with distress
- ploughing — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
- polish up — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- potholing — exploring caves
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- preflight — occurring or done before a flight: a preflight briefing of the plane's crew.
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- published — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- publisher — a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.
- puckishly — in a puckish manner
- punchline — The punchline of a joke or funny story is its last sentence or phrase, which gives it its humour.
- pupilship — the state of being a pupil
- replenish — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- republish — to publish again: to republish a bestseller in a special illustrated edition.
- rheophile — an organism that likes to live in flowing water
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rivalship — rivalry
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- rulership — the act or fact of ruling or the state of being ruled: Foreign rulership of the country began in the 18th century.
- scaldship — the office of a scald or an ancient Scandinavian poet or bard
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- sharpbill — a passerine bird, Oxyruncus cristatus, of New World tropical forests, having greenish plumage and a pointed bill, related to the tyrant flycatchers.
- sheeplike — any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.