9-letter words containing h, y
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- parhypate — a note in ancient Greek music, the second lowest note in the two lowest tetrachords
- party hat — a hat, often made of paper, worn at a party
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- pathology — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- pay phone — a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call.
- paycheque — a payment for work done
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- perilymph — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- pharyngo- — pharynx
- phenocopy — the observed result of an environmentally induced, nongenetic alteration of a phenotype to a form that resembles the expression of a known genetic mutation.
- 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.
- phenotype — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenylene — containing a phenylene group.
- 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.
- philately — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philogyny — love of or liking for women.
- philology — the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- phonatory — rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.
- phonology — the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.
- phonotype — a piece of type bearing a phonetic character or symbol.
- phonotypy — phonography (def 2).
- phony war — (in wartime) a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
- photocopy — a photographic reproduction of a document, print, or the like.
- photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
- photolyze — to break down molecules with light.
- photoplay — a motion-picture scenario; screenplay.
- phototype — a plate with a relief printing surface produced by photography.
- phototypy — the process or art of producing phototypes
- phycocyan — a type of blue pigment or protein which is found in some algae
- phycology — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- 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.
- phylarchy — a government led by a phylarch
- phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
- phyllopod — any crustacean of the order Phyllopoda, having leaflike swimming appendages.
- phylogeny — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiatry — physical medicine.
- physicals — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- physician — a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
- physicism — the belief in the physical and material world as opposed to the spiritual world in matters of philosophy and religion
- physicist — a scientist who specializes in physics.
- physicked — a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
- physiqued — having a particular physique
- phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- phytolith — a microscopic silica body that forms in a living plant and becomes fossilized.
- phytology — botany.