9-letter words containing p, h, o, s, n
- minorship — the state of being a minor
- monophase — (electricity) Having a single phase of alternating current.
- moonphase — a phase of the moon
- naphthols — Plural form of naphthol.
- naphthous — of, relating to or derived from naphtha
- neomorphs — Plural form of neomorph.
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- nephrosis — kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
- netphones — Plural form of netphone.
- nightspot — a nightclub.
- nonspeech — absence of speech; silence, muteness
- noosphere — the biosphere including and modified by such human activities as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, urbanization, and industrialization.
- open shop — a factory, office, or other business establishment in which a union, chosen by a majority of the employees, acts as representative of all the employees in making agreements with the employer, but in which union membership is not a condition of employment.
- opisthion — (anatomy) The middle of the posterior, or dorsal, margin of the great foramen of the skull.
- ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- pansophic — universal wisdom or knowledge.
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parsonish — like a parson
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pawn shop — shop that makes loans on personal property
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phone sex — sexually explicit conversations engaged in on a telephone, usually for a fee.
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- phonetism — the science of speech sounds and of writing phonetically
- phonetist — a person who uses or advocates phonetic spelling.
- phoniness — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- phosphene — a luminous image produced by mechanical stimulation of the retina, as by pressure applied to the eyeball by the finger when the lid is closed.
- phosphine — a colorless, poisonous, ill-smelling, flammable gas, PH 3 .
- photonics — the study and technology of the use of light for the transmission of information.
- photoscan — to study the distribution of a radioactive isotope or radiopaque dye in (a body organ or part) through the use of x-rays.
- phronesis — wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
- post horn — a straight or coiled copper or brass horn with no valves or slide, originally used to announce mail coaches.
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- prehensor — a part that grasps
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- prosthion — the most forward projecting point of the anterior surface of the upper jaw, in the midsagittal plane.
- push-down — a sudden, downward shift by an aircraft in the direction of the flight path.
- pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
- rhodopsin — a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin.
- saphenous — of, relating to, or situated near the saphenous vein.
- saxophone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed.
- shipborne — carried on a ship.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
- shippound — a Baltic measure of weight roughly equivalent to 300-400 pounds