9-letter words containing h, o, p, e, l
- peep-hole — a small hole or opening through which to peep or look, as in a door.
- penholder — a holder in which a penpoint is placed.
- pewholder — a person who leases or is the owner of a pew or an area of seats in a church
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phalarope — any of three species of small, aquatic birds of the family Phalaropodidae, resembling sandpipers but having lobate toes.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- phellogen — cork cambium, a layer of tissue or secondary meristem external to the true cambium, giving rise to cork tissue.
- phelonion — a liturgical vestment resembling a chasuble.
- phenetole — a colorless, volatile, aromatic, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 1 0 O.
- phenolate — Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C 6 H 5 ONa.
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phenolion — phelonion.
- phenology — the science dealing with the influence of climate on the recurrence of such annual phenomena of animal and plant life as budding and bird migrations.
- philhorse — the horse, in a group of horses that are used to pull a carriage etc, which is at the back and nearest the object being pulled
- 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.
- 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.
- photocell — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
- photolyze — to break down molecules with light.
- phylogeny — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- 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
- pitchpole — (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
- playhouse — a theater.
- plekhanov — Georgi (or Georgy) Valentinovich [gyi-awr-gyee-vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi və lyɪnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1918, Russian philosopher and leader of the Mensheviks.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- poachable — able to be poached
- polemarch — (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- polyphone — a polyphonic letter or symbol.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- pot-holed — A pot-holed road has a lot of potholes in it.
- potholder — a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- rheophile — an organism that likes to live in flowing water
- sheepfold — an enclosure for sheep.
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
- sophocles — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- table-hop — to move about in a restaurant, nightclub, or the like, chatting with people at various tables.
- telephone — an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
- telephony — the construction or operation of telephones or telephonic systems.
- telephoto — noting or pertaining to telephotography.
- telophase — the final stage of meiosis or mitosis, in which the separated chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the dividing cell and the nuclei of the daughter cells form around the two sets of chromosomes.
- tempelhof — a district of S West Berlin: international airport.