9-letter words containing a, n, o, t, h
- ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
- cenotaphs — Plural form of cenotaph.
- charleton — a male given name.
- chatoyant — having changeable lustre; twinkling
- chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed
- chinaroot — the root of either of two plants, the galanga or the smilax
- chinatown — Chinatown is the name given to the area in a city where there are many Chinese shops and restaurants, and which is a social centre for the Chinese community in the city.
- chromatin — the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes
- chthonian — of or relating to the underworld
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- cithaeron — a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- coinhabit — To inhabit together.
- connaught — Connacht
- cothurnal — relating to the cothurnus or to tragedy
- dankworth — Sir John (Philip William). 1927–2010, British jazz composer, bandleader, and saxophonist: married to Cleo Laine
- danthonia — any of various grasses of the genus Danthonia, of N temperate regions and South America
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- duathlons — Plural form of duathlon.
- earthborn — born on or sprung from the earth; of earthly origin.
- ethanoate — (organic compound) The acetate anion [C2H3O2]\u2212, a carboxylate and the conjugate base of ethanoic acid (acetic acid).
- ethiopian — person from Ethiopia
- fathoming — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- frontlash — an action or opinion that is in reaction to a backlash.
- gianthood — the condition of being a giant
- gnathonic — sycophantic; fawning.
- goliathan — huge; gigantic
- gonotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.
- granolith — a composition stone for pavements, made from crushed granite or the like and cement.
- haanepoot — a type of white wine made from the Hanepoot grape
- hackathon — a usually competitive event in which people work in groups on software or hardware projects, with the goal of creating a functioning product by the end of the event: At the hackathon our team produced an app that helps you monitor your sleeping habits.
- hacqueton — an upholstered garment for the upper body worn under chain mail or such a garment covered with chain mail
- hailstone — a pellet of hail.
- half note — a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
- half tone — semitone.
- half-note — a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
- halftones — Plural form of halftone.
- halobiont — an organism that thrives in a saline environment.
- halogeton — a poisonous herbaceous plant, native to Siberia, that grows in North America
- halothane — a colorless liquid, C 2 HBrClF 3 , used as an inhalant for general anesthesia.
- hamiltons — Plural form of hamilton.
- hammonton — a town in S New Jersey.
- hand tool — handheld instrument
- hand-tool — tool (defs 8, 9).
- handtowel — a small piece of thick soft cloth used to dry the hands
- handwrote — to write (something) by hand.
- hansetown — Hansa (def 3).
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- happen to — chance to
- haptonema — In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
- hardstone — (arts) precious stone or semi-precious stone used to make intaglio, mosaics etc.