9-letter words containing p, h, e, n
- delphinus — a small constellation in the N hemisphere, between Pegasus and Sagitta
- dependeth — Archaic third-person singular form of depend.
- deplenish — to deprive of contents, such as furniture, stock, etc
- deprehend — to apprehend (a person)
- diaphones — Plural form of diaphone.
- diphenyl- — containing two phenyl groups in each molecule
- dolphinet — a female dolphin
- dung heap — a heap of dung
- earphones — (countable) Plural form of earphone.
- ecphoneme — (obsolete) A symbol, !, comprising a vertical line and a dot below, signifying the end of a sentence that is an exclamation.
- elephants — Plural form of elephant.
- encephala — Plural form of encephalon.
- enciphers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encipher.
- endolymph — The fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
- endomorph — A person with a soft round body build and a high proportion of fat tissue.
- endophagy — cannibalism within the same group or tribe
- endophyte — A plant, especially a fungus, that lives inside another plant.
- endorphin — Any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides that activate the body’s opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect.
- ensphered — Simple past tense and past participle of ensphere.
- entophyte — endophyte
- ephedrine — A crystalline alkaloid drug obtained from some ephedras. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used to relieve asthma and hay fever.
- ephemeron — An insect that lives only for a day or a few days.
- ephesians — a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians), containing an exposition of the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
- epiphanic — Having the character of a religious epiphany.
- ethiopian — person from Ethiopia
- euphenics — the study of biological improvement
- euphonies — Plural form of euphony.
- euphonism — the use of pleasant-sounding words or phrases
- euphonium — A valved brass musical instrument resembling a small tuba of tenor pitch, played mainly in military and brass bands.
- euphonize — (transitive) To make euphonic.
- euphonous — Alternative form of euphonious.
- genophobe — A person who has a psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
- geophones — Plural form of geophone.
- gonophore — an asexually produced bud in hydrozoans that gives rise to the equivalent of a medusa.
- gophering — any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- gynophobe — a person who hates or fears women
- gynophore — the elongated stalk of a pistil.
- haanepoot — a type of white wine made from the Hanepoot grape
- half-open — (of a file) having a pawn or pawns of only one colour on it
- halfpence — Plural form of halfpenny.
- halfpenny — a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
- hampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- handphone — A cordless or cellular phone.
- handpiece — The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
- handpress — a printing press that is manipulated by hand
- handshape — (in sign language) the held position of the hand and fingers in producing a particular sign.
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- happen by — chance upon
- happen on — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- happen to — chance to