10-letter words containing c, h, i, y
- eurythmics — A rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements.
- every inch — If you talk about every inch of an area, you are emphasizing that you mean the whole of it.
- fetchingly — charming; captivating.
- filchingly — in a filching manner
- fluohydric — (chemistry) hydrofluoric.
- fly orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys insectifera, whose flowers resemble and attract certain wasps: found in wood margins and scrub on lime-rich soils
- flypitcher — a person who has a flypitch
- geophysics — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- gothically — In a gothic way.
- graphicacy — the ability to understand and use maps, plans, symbols, etc
- gray birch — a small, bushy birch, Betula populifolia, of stony or sandy areas of the eastern U.S., having grayish-white bark and triangular leaves.
- gynarchies — Plural form of gynarchy.
- gynophilic — Woman-loving.
- gynophobic — relating to a dread or hatred of women
- hackneying — Present participle of hackney.
- haemolytic — of or relating to the disintegration of red blood cells
- hagiocracy — government by a body of persons esteemed as holy.
- halcyonian — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- haptically — By means of touch.
- hectically — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- heliacally — In a heliacal manner.
- hemicycles — Plural form of hemicycle.
- hemocyanin — a blue, copper-containing respiratory pigment in the plasma of many invertebrates.
- hermatypic — reef-building coral.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- hexahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) hexahydroxy.
- hierocracy — rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- hieronymic — of or relating to St. Jerome.
- himyaritic — of or relating to the Himyarites and to the remains of their civilization.
- histiocyte — A stationary phagocytic cell present in connective tissue.
- holophytic — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- homeotypic — of or relating to the second division in meiosis.
- homocyclic — of or noting a cyclic compound having atoms of only one element, usually carbon, in the ring (contrasted with heterocyclic).
- hyacinthin — phenylacetaldehyde.
- hyacinthus — a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hybrid car — vehicle with combined power source
- hydraulics — the science that deals with the laws governing water or other liquids in motion and their applications in engineering; practical or applied hydrodynamics.
- hydrically — in a hydric manner; in a manner using water or moisture
- hydrogenic — (chemistry) hydrogen-like.
- hydroiodic — (chemistry) Composed of hydrogen and iodine.
- hydrologic — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolytic — producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
- hydroponic — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydrosolic — of or relating to a hydrosol
- hydroxylic — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups.
- hygienical — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.