9-letter words containing t, e, m, p
- grumpiest — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- hampstead — a former borough of London, England, now part of Camden.
- haptonema — In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
- heat lamp — a lamp fitted with an infrared bulb to supply heat especially as part of physical therapy.
- heat pump — a device that uses a compressible refrigerant to transfer heat from one body, as the ground, air, or water, to another body, as a building, with the process being reversible.
- helm port — the opening at the stern of a ship, through which a rudderstock passes.
- helpmates — (British) Plural form of helpmate.
- helpmeets — Plural form of helpmeet.
- hemiptera — the order comprising the true bugs.
- hemitrope — twin1 (def 5).
- hemopathy — (medicine) Any disorder or disease of the blood.
- hemotroph — the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
- hemp tree — chaste tree.
- hempstead — a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- hepatomas — Plural form of hepatoma.
- hermatype — reef-building coral.
- home port — the port where a ship is registered.
- homeopath — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
- hypermart — a very large, discount supermarket with a maximum range of products including groceries, apparel and general household goods
- hypostome — any of several parts or organs of the mouth, as the labrum of a crustacean.
- ill-kempt — unkempt.
- impactite — a glassy or crystalline material composed of slag and meteoric materials, produced by the impact of a meteorite striking the earth.
- impactive — caused by impact: impactive pain.
- impastoed — (painting) Painted with an impasto.
- impatiens — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
- impatient — not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
- impeccant — Without sin; impeccable.
- impedient — (religion, of an impediment to marriage) Serving to make a marriage illicit but valid.
- impellent — impelling: an impellent power; an impellent cause.
- impendent — impending.
- impennate — (zoology) Characterized by short wings covered with feathers resembling scales, as in the penguins.
- imperator — an absolute or supreme ruler.
- imperfect — not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.
- impeticos — to put in a pocket
- impetrate — to obtain by entreaty.
- impetuous — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- impetuses — Plural form of impetus.
- impieties — Plural form of impiety.
- impingent — to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
- impiteous — (obsolete) pitiless; cruel.
- implanted — Simple past tense and past participle of implant.
- implanter — Someone or something that implants.
- implement — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- impletion — An act of filling; the state of being full.
- implicate — to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.
- importers — Plural form of importer.
- importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- imposters — Plural form of imposter.
- imposture — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- impotable — (rare) Not drinkable.