8-letter words containing p, h, i, c
- hitch up — pull higher; clothing, suspender
- holoptic — of, relating to, or having eyes that meet at the top of the head
- hospices — Plural form of hospice.
- hydropic — dropsical.
- hyphenic — relating to a hyphen
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- impleach — to intertwine
- inchtape — a measuring tape marked out in inches
- iphicles — a son of Alcmene and Amphitryon, the brother of Hercules.
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- japhetic — of or relating to Japheth.
- klephtic — (historical) Relating to the klephts.
- kyphotic — Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
- linchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- lipchitz — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1891–1973, U.S. sculptor, born in Lithuania.
- log chip — the wooden chip of a chip log, for holding the end of the log line.
- lynchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- mephitic — offensive to the smell.
- mispatch — to patch wrongly
- nightcap — Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- outpitch — to exceed in pitching
- pachalic — pashalik.
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pak-choi — bok choy.
- panchaia — an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- parching — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parhelic — of or like a parhelion or parhelia
- parochin — a parish
- pastiche — a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- patchily — characterized by or made up of patches.
- pathetic — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- peaching — to inform against an accomplice or associate.
- peiching — Beijing.
- petechia — a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
- phacelia — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Phacelia, of the waterleaf family, chiefly of the western U.S. and Mexico, having clusters of violet, blue, or white flowers.
- phaeacia — an island nation on the shores of which Odysseus was shipwrecked and discovered by Nausicaä.
- phenetic — pertaining to or based on the observable similarities and differences between organisms without regard to assumed genealogy.
- phenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phenylic — relating to, consisting of or originating from phenyl
- phimotic — constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- phonemic — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetic — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photonic — of or relating to processes involving photons.
- phreatic — noting or pertaining to ground water.
- phthalic — of or derived from phthalic acid.