8-letter words containing p, h, i, l
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phenylic — relating to, consisting of or originating from phenyl
- philabeg — filibeg.
- philemon — an Epistle written by Paul. Abbreviation: Phil.
- philibeg — the kilt or pleated skirt worn by Scottish Highlanders.
- philip i — 1052–1108, king of France 1060–1108 (son of Henry I of France).
- philip v — 1683–1746, king of Spain 1700–46.
- philippa — a female given name: derived from Philip.
- philippe — full name Philippe Léopold Louis Marie. born 1960, king of Belgium from 2013
- philippi — a ruined city in NE Greece, in Macedonia: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius here, 42 b.c.; the site of one of the first Christian churches in Europe, founded by St. Paul.
- phillips — a male given name.
- philomel — the nightingale.
- philomot — having the same colour as that of a dead leaf
- philtrum — Anatomy. the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the nose.
- phleboid — pertaining to or resembling a vein.
- phthalic — of or derived from phthalic acid.
- phthalin — any of a group of compounds obtained by the reduction of the phthaleins.
- phylaxis — medical term for protection against infection
- phylesis — evolutionary events that modify an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- phyllite — a slaty rock, the cleavage planes of which have a luster imparted by minute scales of mica.
- phylloid — leaflike.
- physalia — a marine invertebrate, often confused with a jellyfish, that has a painful sting
- physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- physiol. — physiological
- pie-hole — a person's mouth
- pilchard — a small, southern European, marine fish, Sardina pilchardus, related to the herring but smaller and rounder.
- pillhead — a person who habitually takes pills, especially amphetamines or barbiturates.
- pin-hole — a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- pinwheel — a child's toy consisting of a wheel or leaflike curls of paper or plastic loosely attached by a pin to a stick, designed to revolve when blown by or as by the wind.
- pisolith — a pea-size calcareous concretion, larger than an oolith, aggregates of which constitute a pisolite.
- pitchily — in a pitchy manner
- pithball — a small ball of pith suspended on a thread inside an early type of electroscope that would indicate the presence and strength of electric charge in an object near or touching it
- pithless — (of citrus fruit or peel) without any pith
- pithlike — similar to pith
- plainish — rather ordinary-looking
- plashing — a gentle splash.
- plighted — to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
- plumpish — somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.
- plushily — in a plush manner
- polglish — informal Polish containing a high proportion of words of English origin
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- polisher — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- prechill — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- purplish — of or having a somewhat purple hue.
- repolish — a repolishing, the action of polishing again
- rheophil — (of organisms) liking flowing water
- rhopalic — (of poetry) in which each successive word has one more syllable than the word before
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres