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9-letter words containing h, o, p, e

  • 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.
  • phenomena — a plural of phenomenon.
  • phenotype — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phenoxide — phenolate (def 1).
  • phenytoin — a barbiturate-related substance, C 1 5 H 1 2 N 2 O 2 , used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of grand mal epilepsy and in focal seizures.
  • pheromone — any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
  • 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.
  • phoenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
  • phone box — A phone box is a small shelter in the street in which there is a public telephone.
  • phone sex — sexually explicit conversations engaged in on a telephone, usually for a fee.
  • phone tag — telephone tag.
  • phone tap — an instance of listening secretly, usually illegally, to someone's phone conversations using special electronic equipment
  • phonecard — calling card (def 3).
  • phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
  • phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
  • phonetism — the science of speech sounds and of writing phonetically
  • phonetist — a person who uses or advocates phonetic spelling.
  • phoniness — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
  • 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.
  • phonopore — a device that conveys sound using electrical impulses along telegraph lines
  • phonotype — a piece of type bearing a phonetic character or symbol.
  • phosphate — Chemistry. (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid. a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate.
  • phosphene — a luminous image produced by mechanical stimulation of the retina, as by pressure applied to the eyeball by the finger when the lid is closed.
  • phosphide — a binary compound of phosphorus with a basic element or group.
  • phosphine — a colorless, poisonous, ill-smelling, flammable gas, PH 3 .
  • phosphite — (loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.
  • phosphore — the morning star, especially Venus.
  • 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.
  • photogene — an afterimage on the retina.
  • photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
  • photolyze — to break down molecules with light.
  • phototube — an electron tube with a photosensitive cathode, used like a photocell.
  • phototype — a plate with a relief printing surface produced by photography.
  • phronesis — wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
  • phylogeny — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
  • 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
  • pinhooker — someone who trades in young racehorses for profit
  • pitchpole — (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
  • pithecoid — belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
  • 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.
  • pnom penh — Phnom Penh
  • poachable — able to be poached
  • podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
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