9-letter words containing p, i
- half-pike — spontoon.
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half-pipe — a half-moon-shaped chute or ramp used by snowboarders and skateboarders to provide a takeoff for a jump.
- half-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- halophile — any organism, as certain halobacteria and marine bacteria, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
- halophily — the ability or predisposition to thrive in an extremely salty environment
- hampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- hand-pick — to pick by hand.
- handgrips — Plural form of handgrip.
- handicaps — Plural form of handicap.
- handpiece — The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
- handprint — an impression or mark made with the palm and fingers on a surface.
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- 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.
- happening — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- hardships — Plural form of hardship.
- harpylike — resembling a harpy
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- havasupai — a member of a small tribe of nomadic North American Indians now living in Arizona.
- hawsepipe — an iron or steel pipe in the stem or bow of a vessel through which an anchor cable passes.
- head trip — a mentally exhilarating or productive experience, as one in which a person's intellect or imagination seems to expand.
- headpiece — a piece of armor for the head; helmet.
- headships — Plural form of headship.
- heat pipe — a thin, sealed metal tube that efficiently transfers heat without a pump, using a fluid that vaporizes at the hot end, condenses as it reaches the cooler end, and returns to the hot end by capillary action through a wick or along tiny grooves in the wall
- heelpiece — Shoemaking. a piece of leather, wood, or other material serving as the heel of a shoe, boot, or the like. such a piece used in repairing a heel.
- heliopsis — a genus of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
- heliotype — A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.
- helipilot — a helicopter pilot
- heliports — Plural form of heliport.
- helistops — Plural form of helistop.
- helplines — Plural form of helpline.
- hemipodes — Plural form of hemipode.
- hemiptera — the order comprising the true bugs.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- hemitrope — twin1 (def 5).
- hemophile — a hemophiliac.
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitic — Related to hepatitis and other liver diseases.
- hepatitis — inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- hephzibah — the wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. II Kings 21:1.
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer
- herpetoid — reptilian, reptiliform
- hesperian — western; occidental.
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hiccuping — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- hiccupped — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.