9-letter words containing p, h, l
- iodophile — taking an intense iodine stain
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented
- isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
- ispaghula — dietary fibre derived from the seed husks of Plantago orata and used as a thickener or stabilizer in the food industry
- john paul — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- kugelhopf — a sweetened bread, flavored with raisins and almonds, baked in a ring-shaped mold, and usually dusted with powdered sugar before serving.
- lagomorph — any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors.
- lairdship — the condition of being a laird, or the rank of laird
- lalopathy — any defect of speech.
- lamb chop — cutlets of young sheep's meat
- lamp-hole — a hole in the ground for lowering a lamp down into a sewer
- lampbrush — (rare) A form of brush, containing loops of material, used for dusting light fittings.
- lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- lampshell — Alternative form of lamp shell.
- lap child — a child who has not yet begun or has just begun to walk.
- lap-chart — a log of every lap covered by each car in a race, showing the exact position throughout
- launchpad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- lexigraph — A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
- lexiphage — (graphics) /lek'si-fayj"/ A notorious word chomper, implemented and named by John Doty in late 1972 on and HP calculator and later on ITS. The lexiphage program would draw on a selected victim's bitmapped terminal the words "THE BAG" in ornate letters, followed a pair of jaws biting pieces of it off.
- lexiphane — One who uses words pretentiously.
- lexophile — A lover of words, especially in word games, puzzles, anagrams, palindromes, etc.
- light pen — a handheld light-sensitive device used for pointing at characters or objects on a CRT in order to make or modify drawings or to indicate functions to be performed.
- lightship — a ship anchored in a specific location and displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships, as in avoiding dangerous areas. Abbreviation: LS.
- linchpins — Plural form of linchpin.
- lindy hop — Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- lip-synch — the technical process by which this is done.
- lithopone — a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
- logograph — a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called logograph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ (Show IPA).
- logogriph — an anagram, or a puzzle involving anagrams.
- logophile — a lover of words.
- loin chop — a small piece of meat cut from the loin
- longships — Plural form of longship.
- loopholed — Simple past tense and past participle of loophole.
- loopholes — Plural form of loophole.
- lophodont — having molar teeth with crowns in the form of transverse ridges.
- lopoliths — Plural form of lopolith.
- lordships — Plural form of lordship.
- lumpishly — In a lumpish manner.
- lunchpail — lunchbox.
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- lymphitis — (archaic) lymphadenopathy.
- lymphomas — Plural form of lymphoma.
- lynchpins — Plural form of lynchpin.
- lyophiled — (of blood, serum, tissue, etc) freeze-dried
- lyophilic — noting a colloid the particles of which have a strong affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyophobic — noting a colloid the particles of which have little or no affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- machpelah — the site of a cave, probably in the ancient city of Hebron, where Abraham, Sarah, Rebekah, Isaac, Jacob, and Leah were buried. Gen. 23:19; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13.