9-letter words containing t, e, p, h, i
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parthenia — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- 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.
- pethidine — a white crystalline water-soluble drug used as an analgesic. Formula: C15H21NO2.HCl
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phanerite — any igneous rock whose grains are visible to the naked eye.
- phenacite — a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
- phenakite — a very hard, glassy, rhombohedral mineral, Be2SiO4, of various colors, sometimes used as a gem; beryllium silicate
- phenetics — classification of organisms based on measurable similarities and differences rather than genetic makeup and evolutionary descent.
- phenytoin — a barbiturate-related substance, C 1 5 H 1 2 N 2 O 2 , used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of grand mal epilepsy and in focal seizures.
- philately — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- phlebitis — inflammation of a vein, often occurring in the legs and involving the formation of a thrombus, characterized by swelling, pain, and change of skin color.
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- phonetism — the science of speech sounds and of writing phonetically
- phonetist — a person who uses or advocates phonetic spelling.
- phonolite — a fine-grained volcanic rock composed chiefly of alkali feldspar and nepheline, some varieties of which split into pieces that ring on being struck.
- phosphite — (loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.
- phrenetic — frenetic.
- phrenitis — inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
- phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
- phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- 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.
- pitchbend — an electronic device that enables a player to bend the pitch of a note being sounded on a synthesizer, usually with a pitch wheel, strip, or lever
- pitchpole — (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
- pithecoid — belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
- pithiness — brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
- pixie hat — a hat, usually knitted, that comes to a point
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- pooterish — characteristic of or resembling the fictional character Pooter, esp in being bourgeois, genteel, or self-important
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- 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.
- preflight — occurring or done before a flight: a preflight briefing of the plane's crew.
- prestwich — a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 31 693 (2001)
- prettyish — quite pretty
- printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
- pritchett — Sir V(ictor) S(awdon) [sawd-n] /ˈsɔd n/ (Show IPA), 1900–97, English literary critic, journalist, novelist, and short-story writer.
- prophetic — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- prothesis — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- prothetic — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- pyrethrin — Also called pyrethrin I. a viscous, water-insoluble liquid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 3 , extracted from pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide.
- rhipidate — shaped like a fan
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- sheeptick — a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- slipsheet — a sheet so inserted.