9-letter words containing p, h, o, r, e
- ergograph — A graph that shows a relation between human activities, or agricultural/climate factors, and a seasonal year.
- eriophyid — a type of microscopic mite that causes plant damage
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- euphorbia — A plant of a genus that comprises the spurges.
- europhile — One who loves Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- exophoria — (ophthalmology) A form of heterophoria in which there is a tendency of the eyes to deviate outward.
- exophoric — Relating to, or exhibiting, exophora.
- exosphere — The outermost region of a planet's atmosphere.
- exstrophy — (medicine) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
- geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- geosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- 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.
- grapeshot — a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- gynophore — the elongated stalk of a pistil.
- hammerkop — A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the Scopidae family and related to the herons.
- 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.
- heatproof — not affected or damaged by heat, especially when placed in an oven or over a direct flame: heatproof cookware.
- heliports — Plural form of heliport.
- helm port — the opening at the stern of a ship, through which a rudderstock passes.
- hemitrope — twin1 (def 5).
- hemotroph — the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
- herpetoid — reptilian, reptiliform
- heteropod — any marine invertebrate with a foot or feet adapted for swimming
- holeproof — (of fabric or an article of clothing) designed or made so as to prevent holes.
- home port — the port where a ship is registered.
- homospore — (botany) any plant producing spores of the same size and type.
- honeytrap — A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim.
- hoopsters — Plural form of hoopster.
- hoped-for — Hoped-for is used to describe something that people would like to happen, and which they usually think is likely or possible.
- hornpipes — Plural form of hornpipe.
- horoscope — a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc.
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- horsepond — A pond for watering horses.
- horsewhip — a whip for controlling horses.
- hot press — a hot press is an airing cupboard for clothes
- hot-press — a machine applying heat in conjunction with mechanical pressure, as for producing a smooth surface on paper or for expressing oil.
- hourplate — the dial of a clock or watch
- hoverport — A terminal for hovercraft.
- hyperbola — the set of points in a plane whose distances to two fixed points in the plane have a constant difference; a curve consisting of two distinct and similar branches, formed by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone when the plane makes a greater angle with the base than does the generator of the cone. Equation: x 2 /a 2 − y 2 /b 2 = ±1.
- hyperbole — obvious and intentional exaggeration.
- hyperform — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by hypercorrection.
- hypernova — (astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
- hyperonym — (linguistics) Hypernym; superordinate term.
- hyperopia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hyperopic — Farsighted; of, having, or pertaining to hyperopia.
- hyperoxia — (pathology) A condition caused by an excess of oxygen in tissues and organs.
- hyperoxic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperoxia.