9-letter words containing p, h
- porphyric — of or relating to porphyria
- porphyrin — a dark red, photosensitive pigment consisting of four pyrrole rings linked by single carbon atoms: a component of chlorophyll, heme, and vitamin B 1 2 .
- porphyrio — any aquatic bird of the genus Porphyrio
- porthouse — a company that produces port
- post horn — a straight or coiled copper or brass horn with no valves or slide, originally used to announce mail coaches.
- post-hole — a hole dug in the earth for setting in the end of a post, as for a fence.
- postcrash — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a crash
- posthaste — with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- posthorse — horse kept at an inn or posthouse for use by postriders or for hire to travellers
- posthouse — house or inn where horses were kept for postriders or for hire to travellers
- pot-holed — A pot-holed road has a lot of potholes in it.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- potholder — a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.
- potholing — exploring caves
- pothunter — a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
- power hit — (Or "power glitch") A sudden increase (spike) or decrease (drop-out) in the mains electricity supply. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to computers. Computers and other electronic equipment should really include some kind of over-voltage protection in its mains input to prevent such damamge.
- poyang hu — lake in N Jiangxi province, SE China: c. 1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km)
- pracharak — (in India) a person appointed to propagate a cause through personal contact, meetings, public lectures, etc
- praiseach — a type of porridge made with oatmeal
- pratchett — Sir Terence (David John), known as Terry. (1948–2015), British writer, noted for his comic fantasy novels in the Discworld series
- pre-chart — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- pre-death — the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
- preachify — to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- preaching — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- precharge — (storage) The phase in the access cycle of DRAM during which the storage capacitors are charged to the appropriate value.
- prechoose — to choose in advance
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- preflight — occurring or done before a flight: a preflight briefing of the plane's crew.
- pregrowth — the period before something begins to grow
- prehallux — (of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) an undeveloped digit growing on the inner side of a hind limb
- prehandle — to handle beforehand
- preharden — to harden beforehand
- preheater — an appliance used to preheat something
- prehensor — a part that grasps
- prehiring — relating to the period before hiring
- prelaunch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- presearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- preshaped — the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- preshrink — to subject (textiles, garments, etc.) to a shrinking process before marketing to minimize subsequent shrinkage.
- preshrunk — of or relating to a fabric or garment that has been subjected to a shrinking process in order to reduce contraction when the apparel is washed or laundered.
- prestwich — a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 31 693 (2001)
- pretaught — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- prettyish — quite pretty
- prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
- printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
- priorship — the office of a prior