9-letter words containing o, p, t, h, n
- naphthous — of, relating to or derived from naphtha
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- netphones — Plural form of netphone.
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- nightspot — a nightclub.
- northport — a town in central Alabama.
- notaphily — the collecting of bank notes as a hobby.
- opisthion — (anatomy) The middle of the posterior, or dorsal, margin of the great foramen of the skull.
- optophone — an electronic device that scans ordinary printed characters and produces combinations of sounds, enabling a blind reader to recognize the characters.
- orthopnea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- panchetto — a Renaissance chair having three splayed legs and a shaped back joined into a solid wooden seat.
- panthenol — pantothenyl alcohol
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parathion — a deep-brown to yellow, poisonous liquid, C 1 0 H 1 4 NO 5 PS, used as an insecticide.
- parthenon — the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- phanotron — a hot-cathode gas diode.
- 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.
- phenotype — the observable constitution of an organism.
- 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.
- phonathon — a campaign to solicit funds or support in which volunteers make phone calls to prospective donors or supporters.
- 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.
- 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.
- phone tag — telephone tag.
- phone tap — an instance of listening secretly, usually illegally, to someone's phone conversations using special electronic equipment
- 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.
- 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.
- phonotype — a piece of type bearing a phonetic character or symbol.
- phonotypy — phonography (def 2).
- photogene — an afterimage on the retina.
- photonics — the study and technology of the use of light for the transmission of information.
- photoscan — to study the distribution of a radioactive isotope or radiopaque dye in (a body organ or part) through the use of x-rays.
- phytotron — a building in which plants can be grown on a large scale, under controlled conditions
- polyantha — a type of clustering flower
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- polythene — polyethylene.
- post horn — a straight or coiled copper or brass horn with no valves or slide, originally used to announce mail coaches.
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- potholing — exploring caves
- pothunter — a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
- prognathy — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.