9-letter words containing a, h, o, m
- homopolar — of uniform polarity; not separated or changed into ions; not polar in activity.
- homotaxis — a similarity of arrangement, as of geologic strata or fossil assemblages that have the same relative position but are not necessarily contemporaneous.
- homotypal — of normal type
- hormisdas — Saint, died a.d. 523, pope 514–523.
- hornbeams — Plural form of hornbeam.
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- hot metal — metallic type and printing elements produced by a casting machine; foundry type.
- housemaid — a female servant employed in general domestic work in a home, especially to do housework.
- housemate — a person with whom one shares a house or other residence.
- humanhood — the state or character of being human
- humanoids — Plural form of humanoid.
- humorally — in a humoral manner or from a humoral point of view
- hyalomere — the transparent part of a blood platelet, surrounding the chromomere.
- hyalonema — a species of sponge with a long stem made up of long, twisted glass-like fibres
- hybridoma — a hybrid cell made in the laboratory by fusing a normal cell with a cancer cell, usually a myeloma or lymphoma, in order to combine desired features of each, as the ability of the cancer cell to multiply rapidly with the ability of the normal cell to dictate the production of a specific antibody.
- hydrosoma — hydrosome.
- hygrogram — the record made by a hygrograph.
- hypoderma — hypodermis.
- hypomania — a mania of low intensity.
- hypomanic — Afflicted with a mild state of mania.
- hypostoma — Hypostome.
- hypoxemia — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- inharmony — Lack of harmony.
- kagoshima — a seaport on S Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- kumarahou — a shrub, Pomaderris kumeraho, found in the north of New Zealand's North Island, the flowers of which produce a soap-like lather when rubbed
- kymograph — an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
- la boheme — an opera (1896) by Giacomo Puccini.
- lagomorph — any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors.
- lamb chop — cutlets of young sheep's meat
- lamp-hole — a hole in the ground for lowering a lamp down into a sewer
- laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- logomachy — a dispute about or concerning words.
- luna moth — a large, pale-green, American moth, Actias luna, having purple-brown markings, lunate spots, and long tails.
- lymphomas — Plural form of lymphoma.
- macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- madhouses — Plural form of madhouse.
- maggotish — Maggoty.
- mah-jongg — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- maha yoga — a form of yoga incorporating elements of the other major forms
- mahometan — a name formerly in Western usage but never used among Muslims for the Muslim religion
- mailcoach — a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail
- mailshots — Plural form of mailshot.
- maksoorah — (in a mosque) a screen or partition enclosing an area for prayer or a tomb.
- malathion — an organic phosphate insecticide, C 10 H 19 O 6 S 2 P, of relatively low toxicity for mammals.
- malt shop — a retail establishment specializing in serving ice-cream drinks, as malted milks, milk shakes, and sodas.