9-letter words containing i, p, h, a, n
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- phenacite — a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
- phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
- phenakite — a very hard, glassy, rhombohedral mineral, Be2SiO4, of various colors, sometimes used as a gem; beryllium silicate
- phenazine — a yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 1 2 H 8 N 2 , used in organic synthesis chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- 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.
- phonation — 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.
- phreaking — phone phreak.
- phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- physician — a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
- pickthank — a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant.
- pinch bar — a kind of crowbar or lever with a projection that serves as a fulcrum.
- pinchback — Pinckney Benton Stewart, 1837–1921, U.S. politician.
- pinheaded — stupid or foolish.
- plaything — a thing to play with; toy.
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- preaching — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
- reshaping — the act of shaping again or differently
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- sahaptian — a family of North American Indian languages consisting of Sahaptin and Nez Percé
- saintship — the qualities or status of a saint.
- seraphine — an old reed-based keyboard instrument; a reed organ
- shear pin — an easily replaceable pin inserted in a machine at a critical point and designed to shear and stop the machine if the load becomes too great
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- sisyphean — of or relating to Sisyphus.
- sophonias — Zephaniah.
- spanglish — Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions.
- spinebash — to rest; loaf.
- stephanie — a female given name.
- sympathin — a substance released at certain sympathetic nerve endings: thought to be identical with adrenaline
- symphonia — any of various medieval musical instruments, as the hurdy-gurdy.
- thaneship — thanage.
- the pinta — one of the three ships commanded by Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)
- thraiping — a thrashing
- transship — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- typhonian — of or relating to Typhon
- unhappily — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- upanishad — any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d. c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
- uplandish — of or relating to the uplands
- upmanship — one-upmanship.
- vitaphone — an early technique in commercial film-making in which the accompanying sound was produced by discs
- whip hand — the hand that holds the whip, in driving.
- whipsnake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- wind harp — aeolian harp.
- xanthippe — flourished late 5th century b.c, wife of Socrates.
- zephaniah — a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.