8-letter words containing p, h, l
- lionship — The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
- 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.
- log ship — log chip.
- logperch — a darter, Percina caprodes, of eastern North American lakes and streams, having a piglike snout.
- long hop — a short-pitched ball, which can easily be hit
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- loophole — a small or narrow opening, as in a wall, for looking through, for admitting light and air, or, particularly in a fortification, for the discharge of missiles against an enemy outside.
- lopolith — a mass of igneous rock similar to a laccolith but concave downward rather than upward.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- loveship — The act of falling in or making love; courtship.
- lumpfish — any of several thick-bodied, sluggish fishes of the family Cyclopteridae, found in northern seas, having the pelvic fins modified and united into a sucking disk, especially Cyclopterus lumpus, of the North Atlantic.
- lymphoid — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- lymphoma — a tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes.
- lynchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- malaphor — (rare neologism) An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result.
- malpighi — Marcello [mahr-chel-law] /mɑrˈtʃɛl lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1628–94, Italian anatomist.
- multihop — (networking) Proceeding in multiple hops.
- myophily — pollination of plants by flies
- naphtali — the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:7,8.
- naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
- naphthyl — containing the naphthyl group.
- nephelo- — clouds, cloudy
- nephtali — Naphtali.
- old chap — (used in informal direct address to a man of any age).
- oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- omphalo- — navel, umbilicus
- omphalos — the navel; umbilicus.
- openhole — Openhole describes an uncased (=having no casing or liner) part of a well.
- opheltes — the son of King Lycurgus of Nemea who was killed in infancy by a serpent and in whose memory the Nemean games were held.
- pachalic — pashalik.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pamphlet — a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.
- parhelic — of or like a parhelion or parhelia
- pashalik — the territory governed by a pasha.
- patchily — characterized by or made up of patches.
- path lab — pathology laboratory
- pathless — trackless; untrodden: a pathless forest.
- pearlash — commercial potassium carbonate.
- peephole — a small hole or opening through which to peep or look, as in a door.
- penlight — a flashlight similar in size and shape to a fountain pen.
- penuchle — pinochle.
- pesthole — a place infested with or especially liable to epidemic disease.
- 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.
- phalange — a phalanx.
- phalloid — having the form of or bearing a similarity to a penis
- phelloid — having a resemblance to cork
- 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