9-letter words containing p, i, t, c, h
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitic — Related to hepatitis and other liver diseases.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer
- holotypic — Relating to a holotype.
- homotopic — (topology, of two maps) Such that there is an interval of maps joining one to the other.
- homotypic — of or relating to a homotype.
- hydroptic — (formerly) edema.
- hypnotics — Plural form of hypnotic.
- hypocrite — a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
- hypotonic — Physiology. (of tissue) having less than the normal tone.
- hypotrich — any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly on the ventral surface.
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- monopitch — having only one slope or a slope with a regular gradient
- morphotic — (biology) Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework.
- myopathic — Pertaining to myopathy.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- nephritic — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- nightcaps — Plural form of nightcap.
- nymphetic — relating to a nymphet
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- omphacite — a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- orthoepic — Of or pertaining to orthoepy.
- orthoptic — pertaining to or producing normal binocular vision.
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- patriarch — the male head of a family or tribal line.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- perthitic — relating to, consisting of, or having a similarity to perthite
- petechiae — a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock
- phenacite — a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
- phenetics — classification of organisms based on measurable similarities and differences rather than genetic makeup and evolutionary descent.
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- photonics — the study and technology of the use of light for the transmission of information.
- phrenetic — frenetic.
- phthiocol — a yellow crystalline substance, C 1 1 H 8 O 3 , produced by the human tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, having antibiotic and blood-clotting properties.
- phylactic — defending or protecting, especially from disease.
- phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
- physicist — a scientist who specializes in physics.
- phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- pickthank — a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant.
- pie chart — a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.
- pinch-hit — Baseball. to serve as a pinch hitter.