9-letter words containing a, c, h, y
- ohmically — By means of ohmic heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- pachyderm — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pachynema — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- pachytene — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- panchayat — an elective village council in India.
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- paycheque — a payment for work done
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- phycocyan — a type of blue pigment or protein which is found in some algae
- phylactic — defending or protecting, especially from disease.
- phylarchy — a government led by a phylarch
- physicals — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- physician — a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
- polyarchy — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- preachify — to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psychogas — a gas with a mind-altering effect
- pyracanth — a thorny evergreen shrub of the genus Pyracantha, related to the hawthorn
- schmaltzy — of, relating to, or characterized by schmaltz.
- scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- schoolday — a day for going to school
- sciamachy — an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
- sciomachy — sciamachy.
- seannachy — Highland genealogist, chronicler, or bard
- speechway — a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- strychnia — Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline poison, C 2 1 H 2 2 N 2 O 2 , obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant.
- sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- symmachus — Saint, died a.d. 514, pope 498–514.
- synanthic — relating to synanthy
- tachylyte — a black, glassy form of basalt, readily fusible and of a high luster.
- tachyonic — characteristic of a tachyon
- tachypnea — excessively rapid respiration.
- teachably — in a teachable manner
- teacherly — characteristic of or pertaining to a teacher; pedagogic.
- tetrarchy — any ruler of a fourth part, division, etc.
- thackeray — William Makepeace [meyk-pees] /ˈmeɪkˌpis/ (Show IPA), 1811–63, English novelist, born in India.
- the fancy — those who follow a particular sport, esp prize fighting
- 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.
- theocrasy — a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- theomachy — a battle with or among the gods.
- theomancy — divination or prophecy by an oracle or by people directly inspired by a god
- thylacine — a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
- tracheary — using tracheae to breathe
- trachytic — a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and one or more subordinate minerals, as hornblende or mica: the extrusive equivalent of syenite.