9-letter words containing h, y
- phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
- phytotomy — the study of the internal structure or anatomy of plants
- phytotron — a building in which plants can be grown on a large scale, under controlled conditions
- platyfish — any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.
- play hell — To play hell with something means to have a bad effect on it or cause great confusion. In British English, you can also say that one person or thing plays merry hell with another.
- play with — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playdough — children's modelling clay
- playhouse — a theater.
- plaything — a thing to play with; toy.
- ploughboy — a boy who guides the animals drawing a plough
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- polyantha — a type of clustering flower
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- polyarchy — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- polygraph — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polymathy — learning in many fields; encyclopedic knowledge.
- polymorph — Biology. an organism having more than one adult form, as the different castes in social ants.
- polyphagy — an insatiable appetite
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- polyphone — a polyphonic letter or symbol.
- polyphony — Music. polyphonic composition; counterpoint.
- polyptych — a work of art composed of several connected panels.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- pompholyx — a type of eczema
- pop psych — psychological or pseudopsychological counseling, interpretations, concepts, terminology, etc., often simplistic or superficial, popularized by certain personalities, magazine articles, television shows, advice columns, or the like, that influence the general public.
- poppyhead — a finial or other ornament, often richly carved, as the top of the upright end of a bench or pew.
- 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
- pothecary — apothecary.
- poyang hu — lake in N Jiangxi province, SE China: c. 1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km)
- preachify — to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- prettyish — quite pretty
- prognathy — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psych-out — an act or instance of psyching out.
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psychogas — a gas with a mind-altering effect
- psychoses — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- 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.
- puckishly — in a puckish manner
- pushfully — in a pushful manner
- pyorrhoea — Pathology. a discharge of pus.
- pyothorax — empyema.
- pyracanth — a thorny evergreen shrub of the genus Pyracantha, related to the hawthorn
- pyrethrin — Also called pyrethrin I. a viscous, water-insoluble liquid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 3 , extracted from pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide.