9-letter words containing h, i, p, o
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- porphyria — a defect of blood pigment metabolism in which porphyrins are produced in excess, are present in the blood, and are found in the urine.
- porphyric — of or relating to porphyria
- porphyrin — a dark red, photosensitive pigment consisting of four pyrrole rings linked by single carbon atoms: a component of chlorophyll, heme, and vitamin B 1 2 .
- porphyrio — any aquatic bird of the genus Porphyrio
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- potholing — exploring caves
- power hit — (Or "power glitch") A sudden increase (spike) or decrease (drop-out) in the mains electricity supply. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to computers. Computers and other electronic equipment should really include some kind of over-voltage protection in its mains input to prevent such damamge.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- priorship — the office of a prior
- pro-hindu — a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- prophasic — relating to the first stage of nuclear division
- prophetic — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- prosthion — the most forward projecting point of the anterior surface of the upper jaw, in the midsagittal plane.
- prothesis — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- prothetic — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- psychosis — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- psychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- rhamphoid — beaklike or beak-shaped
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheophile — an organism that likes to live in flowing water
- rhipidion — a fan used in Greek Orthodox church services
- rhizocarp — a plant that fruits underground or whose root remains intact while the leaves die off annually
- rhizopods — any of numerous protozoa of the widespread subphylum (or superclass) Rhizopoda, characterized by a pseudopod and comprising most members of the phylum Sarcodina, including the amebas and foraminifers.
- rhodopsin — a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin.
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rogueship — the state or quality of being a rogue or rogueish
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- schizopod — any crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea, comprising the opossum shrimps, and Euphausiacea, comprising krill.
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- sciosophy — supposed knowledge of natural or supernatural phenomena or forces, usually based on tradition, as astrology or phrenology.
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- ship over — to enlist or reenlist in the U.S. Navy
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shipborne — carried on a ship.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
- shippound — a Baltic measure of weight roughly equivalent to 300-400 pounds
- shotpoint — A shotpoint is a place at the surface of the Earth where a seismic source is activated.
- showpiece — something that is displayed or exhibited.
- sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- siphoning — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- slip hook — pelican hook.
- slo pitch — slow pitch
- slo-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- soap dish — a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, especially as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink, lavatory, or bathtub.
- soap-dish — a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, especially as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink, lavatory, or bathtub.
- sociopath — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.