9-letter words containing a, h, n
- alpenhorn — a long, powerful horn of wood or bark, with a cupped mouthpiece and a curved bell at opposite ends, used by Swiss herders and mountaineers.
- alphonsus — a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 112 km in diameter, in which volcanic activity may have occurred
- amaranths — Plural form of amaranth.
- ambushing — an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- amenhotep — name of four kings of Egypt who ruled during the 16th, 15th, & 14th cent. b.c.
- amianthus — any of the fine silky varieties of asbestos
- amphibian — Amphibians are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water.
- amphinome — a maiden who, along with her sister Evadne, was deceived by Medea into murdering their father, Pelias.
- amthamine — A histamine agonist selective for the H2 subtype.
- anabranch — a stream that leaves a river and enters it again further downstream
- anacharis — a genus of water plant native to North America and commonly used in aquariums
- anachrony — a discrepancy between the order of events in a story and the order in which they are presented in the plot: Anachronies are either flashbacks or flashforwards.
- anaglyphs — Plural form of anaglyph.
- ananthous — (of higher plants) having no flowers
- anaphasic — relating to the third stage in cell division
- anaphoral — relating to the prayer of oblation and consecration performed during Holy Communion
- anaphoras — Plural form of anaphora.
- anaphoria — (symptom) A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
- anaphoric — of or relating to anaphora
- anarchial — characterized by anarchy or political confusion
- anarchies — Plural form of anarchy.
- anarchise — make anarchic
- anarchism — Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.
- anarchist — An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism.
- anarchize — to make anarchic, to destroy the order of things
- anarthria — loss of the ability to speak coherently
- anarthric — relating to anarthria
- anathemas — Plural form of anathema.
- anchorage — An anchorage is a place where a boat can anchor safely.
- anchoress — a female anchorite
- anchoring — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- anchorman — The anchorman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it.
- anchormen — Plural form of anchorman.
- anchoveta — a small anchovy, Cetengraulis mysticetus, of the American Pacific, used as bait by tuna fishermen
- anchovies — Plural form of anchovy.
- anchylose — ankylose
- angashore — a miserable person given to complaining
- angelfish — any of various small tropical marine percoid fishes of the genus Pomacanthus and related genera, which have a deep flattened brightly coloured body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
- angelhood — the state of being an angel
- angophora — any tree of the genus Angophora, related to the eucalyptus and native to E Australia
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- anguishes — Plural form of anguish.
- anhedonia — the inability to feel or experience pleasure
- anhedonic — unable to feel or experience pleasure
- anhungred — very hungry
- anhydrase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of water
- anhydrate — (organic chemistry) An acid anhydride.
- anhydride — a compound that has been formed from another compound by dehydration
- anhydrite — a colourless or greyish-white mineral, found in sedimentary rocks. It is used in the manufacture of cement, fertilizers, and chemicals. Composition: anhydrous calcium sulphate. Formula: CaSO4. Crystal structure: orthorhombic