9-letter words containing p, h, y, l, o
- mesophyll — the parenchyma, usually containing chlorophyll, that forms the interior parts of a leaf.
- monophyly — (systematics) In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.
- mycophile — A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
- nephology — The study or contemplation of clouds.
- notaphily — the collecting of bank notes as a hobby.
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- ophiology — the branch of herpetology dealing with snakes.
- oxyphilic — acidophilic.
- pathology — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- phenology — the science dealing with the influence of climate on the recurrence of such annual phenomena of animal and plant life as budding and bird migrations.
- philogyny — love of or liking for women.
- philology — the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
- phonology — the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.
- photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
- photolyze — to break down molecules with light.
- photoplay — a motion-picture scenario; screenplay.
- phycology — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phylakopi — an archaeological site on the Greek island of Melos, in the Cyclades group: excavations have revealed the remains of three successive ancient cities erected on a primitive Cycladic settlement.
- phyllopod — any crustacean of the order Phyllopoda, having leaflike swimming appendages.
- phylogeny — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phytolith — a microscopic silica body that forms in a living plant and becomes fossilized.
- phytology — botany.
- playdough — children's modelling clay
- playhouse — a theater.
- ploughboy — a boy who guides the animals drawing a plough
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- polyantha — a type of clustering flower
- polyanthi — hybrid garden primroses
- polyarchy — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- polygraph — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polymathy — learning in many fields; encyclopedic knowledge.
- polymorph — Biology. an organism having more than one adult form, as the different castes in social ants.
- polyphagy — an insatiable appetite
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- polyphone — a polyphonic letter or symbol.
- polyphony — Music. polyphonic composition; counterpoint.
- polyptych — a work of art composed of several connected panels.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- pompholyx — a type of eczema
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- staphylo- — uvula
- syphiloid — resembling syphilis.
- syphiloma — a tumour or gumma caused by infection with syphilis
- tallyshop — a store specializing in selling merchandise on the hire-purchase system.
- telephony — the construction or operation of telephones or telephonic systems.
- toxophily — a devotee of archery; archer.
- typhlosis — blindness.
- typhoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- xylograph — An engraving in wood, especially one used for printing.