9-letter words containing h, o, n, r, i
- parsonish — like a parson
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- 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.
- phronesis — wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
- pinhooker — someone who trades in young racehorses for profit
- 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 .
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- pro-hindu — a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- prosthion — the most forward projecting point of the anterior surface of the upper jaw, in the midsagittal plane.
- r horizon — bedrock immediately underlying layers of soil.
- radiothon — an on-the-air radio campaign, often lasting 24 hours or more, designed to raise money for a radio station, charity, the arts, etc., as from listeners phoning in and pledging specific donations, sometimes in exchange for gifts or premiums.
- rain hood — a waterproof hood attached to a coat, that may be raised to cover the head when it is raining
- re-homing — the act of re-homing an animal
- refashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- renourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- rheingold — See The Ring of the Nibelung.
- rhigolene — a petroleum distillate intermediate between cymogene and gasoline, formerly used to produce local anesthesia by freezing.
- rhinolith — a calculus or stone formed in the nose which can lead to other medical conditions such as headaches or sinusitis
- rhinology — the science dealing with the nose and its diseases.
- rhipidion — a fan used in Greek Orthodox church services
- rhodamine — a red dye obtained by heating an alkyl aminophenol with phthalic anhydride.
- rhodanize — to plate with rhodium
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rhodonite — a mineral, manganese metasilicate, MnSiO 3 , occurring usually in rose-red masses, sometimes used as an ornamental stone; manganese spar.
- 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.
- rhoeadine — a chemical compound found in the red poppy which has similar effects to those of opium
- right now — at this precise moment
- rock hind — a small, orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus adscensionis, inhabiting warm seas from North Carolina to Brazil, especially in the West Indies, and fished as food.
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- scorching — burning; very hot.
- senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- shipborne — carried on a ship.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
- shoreline — the line where shore and water meet.
- sore shin — a disease of plant seedlings, characterized by stem cankers that girdle the stem near the soil line, caused by any of several fungi, especially Rhizoctonia solani.
- sticheron — a liturgical hymn sung in the Orthodox Church
- stinkhorn — any of various rank-smelling, brown-capped mushrooms of the genus Phallus, especially P. impudicus.
- strongish — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- thereinto — into that place or thing.
- thon buri — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thorazine — chlorpromazine
- thornbill — any of various South American hummingbirds of the genera Chalcostigma, Ramphomicron, etc, having a thornlike bill
- thornbird — any of various small S American birds of the genus Phacellodomus
- thorndike — Ashley Horace, 1871–1933, U.S. literary historian and teacher.
- thornhill — Sir James. 1675–1734, English baroque painter. He is best known for decorating the Painted Hall, Greenwich Hospital (1708–27) and the interior of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral (1715–17)
- thornlike — resembling or having the characteristics of a thorn
- threnodic — a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- threonine — an essential amino acid, CH 3 CHOHCH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of proteins. Symbol: T. Abbreviation: Thr;