9-letter words containing r, o, t, h, a
- patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- phanotron — a hot-cathode gas diode.
- phonatory — rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.
- photocard — A photocard is a card with a person's photograph on it, which they can use to prove who they are.
- photogram — a silhouette photograph made by placing an object directly on sensitized paper and exposing it to light.
- phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- postcrash — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a crash
- pothecary — apothecary.
- prognathy — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prothorax — the anterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the first pair of legs.
- pyothorax — empyema.
- radiothon — an on-the-air radio campaign, often lasting 24 hours or more, designed to raise money for a radio station, charity, the arts, etc., as from listeners phoning in and pledging specific donations, sometimes in exchange for gifts or premiums.
- rh factor — any of a type of specific antigen present on the surface of red blood cells, persons having inherited such antigens being designated Rh+ (Rh positive) and persons lacking them, a much smaller group, being designated Rh− (Rh negative) blood of Rh− persons is incompatible with Rh+ blood because of antibody reaction, and an Rh− woman who bears an Rh+ baby will have formed antibodies to the fetal blood that, unless removed from her bloodstream by apheresis in a subsequent pregnancy, will be carried across the placenta and destroy red blood cells of the next Rh+ fetus, resulting in erythroblastosis in the newborn.
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- rheotaxis — oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, especially water.
- rhodanate — a salt of thiocyanic acid
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- rockshaft — an oscillating shaft.
- root hair — an elongated tubular extension of an epidermal cell of a root, serving to absorb water and minerals from the soil.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- rotachute — a device serving the same purpose as a parachute, in which the canopy is replaced by freely revolving rotor blades, used for the delivery of stores or recovery of missiles
- rotherham — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- rotograph — a photograph, esp of a manuscript or book, which is printed white on black
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- share out — distribute fairly
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
- shortfall — the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
- shorthair — a domestic cat with a coat of short, thick hair; a cat of a shorthaired breed.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
- shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- southwark — a borough of Greater London, England, S of the Thames.
- stalworth — stalwart.
- stomacher — a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
- strayhorn — William ("Billy") 1915–67, U.S. jazz pianist and composer: collaborator with Duke Ellington.
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- swarthout — Gladys, 1904–69, U.S. soprano.
- tachogram — the record produced by the action of a tachometer.
- theocracy — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.