9-letter words containing p, h, a, l
- nymphalid — a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, comprising the brush-footed butterflies.
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- oleograph — a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth.
- omphaloid — resembling or similar to the navel
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- pachelbel — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1653–1706, German organist and composer.
- packcloth — a cloth used for packing
- paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
- palm chat — a passerine bird, Dulus dominicus, of Hispaniola and Gonave, in the West Indies, noted for its huge, communal nest, occupied by several pairs of birds.
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- pamphylia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- panhandle — the handle of a pan.
- panthenol — pantothenyl alcohol
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- parfleche — a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- paschal i — died a.d. 824, pope 817–824.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pathology — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- pearl ash — the granular crystalline form of potassium carbonate
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- pentalpha — pentagram.
- pentathla — pentathlons
- perihelia — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock
- phalanger — any of numerous arboreal marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, of Australia, having foxlike ears and a long, bushy tail.
- phalanges — a plural of phalanx.
- phalangid — an arachnid that belongs to the family Phalangidae
- phalarope — any of three species of small, aquatic birds of the family Phalaropodidae, resembling sandpipers but having lobate toes.
- phallical — of, relating to, or resembling a phallus.
- phalluses — an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.
- pharsalia — a district in ancient Greece whose chief city was Pharsalus.
- pharsalus — an ancient city in central Greece, in Thessaly: site of Caesar's victory over Pompey 48 b.c.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- phenolate — Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C 6 H 5 ONa.
- phil katz — (person) The founder of PKWARE, Inc..
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- philately — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philistia — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- philomath — a person who enjoys learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- 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.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- pholidota — the order comprising the pangolins.
- photalgia — pain, as in an eye, that is caused by intensity of light.
- photocall — a time arranged for photographers, esp press photographers, to take pictures of a celebrity, the cast of a play, etc, usually for publicity purposes