9-letter words containing p, h, a, n, o
- happen to — chance to
- happen-so — chance; happenstance; accident: Meeting you today was pure happen-so.
- haptonema — In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
- hard porn — hard-core pornography.
- harpooned — Simple past tense and past participle of harpoon.
- harpooner — a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- headphone — Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system.
- heptagons — Plural form of heptagon.
- heptanone — any of three isomeric ketones, C 11 H 14 O, derived from heptane.
- honeytrap — A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim.
- hopatcong — a town in N New Jersey.
- hot pants — (used with a plural verb) very brief and usually tight-fitting shorts for women and girls, first popularized in the early 1970s.
- hypernova — (astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
- hypnoidal — characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usually induced by other than hypnotic means.
- hypomania — a mania of low intensity.
- hypomanic — Afflicted with a mild state of mania.
- hyponasty — increased growth along the lower surface of a plant or plant part, causing it to bend upward.
- hypopneas — Plural form of hypopnea.
- hypopnoea — Alternative spelling of hypopnea.
- hypotonia — An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
- john paul — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
- kniphofia — Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.
- megaphone — a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance. Compare bullhorn.
- metaphone — (algorithm, text) An algorithm for encoding a word so that similar sounding words encode the same. It's similar to soundex in purpose, but as it knows the basic rules of English pronunciation it's more accurate. The higher accuracy doesn't come free, though, metaphone requires more computational power as well as more storage capacity, but neither of these requirements are usually prohibitive. It is in the public domain so it can be freely implemented. Metaphone was developed by Lawrence Philips <[email protected]>. It is described in ["Practical Algorithms for Programmers", Binstock & Rex, Addison Wesley, 1995].
- monograph — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- monophagy — The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species).
- monophase — (electricity) Having a single phase of alternating current.
- moonphase — a phase of the moon
- mophandle — The handle of a mop.
- naphthols — Plural form of naphthol.
- naphthous — of, relating to or derived from naphtha
- nemophila — any of a genus, Nemophila, of low-growing hairy annual plants, esp N. menziesii, grown for its blue or white flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae
- neophilia — Love of new things.
- neophobia — Extreme or irrational fear or dislike of anything new, novel, or unfamiliar.
- nephogram — a photograph of a cloud
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- nomograph — a graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line.
- notaphily — the collecting of bank notes as a hobby.
- omnigraph — a device for converting Morse Code signals that are punched on a tape into audio signals, used in the training of telegraph operators.
- ondograph — an instrument for graphically recording oscillatory variations, as in alternating currents.
- orphanage — an institution for the housing and care of orphans.
- orphaning — Present participle of orphan.
- orpharion — (music) A musical instrument of the Renaissance, part of the cittern family, whose metal strings are tuned like a lute's and plucked with the fingers.
- 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.
- pansophic — universal wisdom or knowledge.
- 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.