9-letter words containing e, c, h, o
- hemolytic — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- hemotoxic — a toxin, as cobra venom, that causes a hemolytic reaction.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- heroicity — suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.
- heroicize — heroize.
- heterotic — Of or relating to heterosis (hybrid vigor).
- hexachord — a diatonic series of six tones having, in medieval music, a half step between the third and fourth tones and whole steps between the others.
- hickories — Plural form of hickory.
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- hodoscope — any device for tracing the path of a charged particle, esp a particle found in cosmic rays
- hog score — a line at each end of the rink, parallel to the foot score and usually 7 yards (6.4 meters) in advance of the tee.
- hogchoker — a sole, Trinectes maculatus, found in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and south to Panama.
- hole card — Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.
- holoclone — (biology) A colony-forming stem cell that has a higher growth potential than a meroclone because it does not contain differentiated cells.
- holocrine — (of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.
- home care — a service provided by a local authority social services department to those whom it judges most need it
- home-care — of, relating to, or designating care, especially medical care, given or received at home: a member of the hospital's home-care staff.
- homecomer — someone who is coming home
- homecourt — (basketball) The home court of a basketball team.
- homecraft — skills used in the home
- homeplace — a person's birthplace or family home.
- homeslice — Alternative spelling of home slice (Someone from one's home town.).
- homicides — Plural form of homicide.
- homiletic — of or relating to preaching or to homilies.
- homocercy — the condition in fish of having a symmetrical tail
- homogenic — having only one alternative form, or one allele, of a gene or genes: The plagues attacked relatively homogenic populations.
- hon. sec. — Honorary Secretary
- honeycake — A cake made with honey, especially as a Rosh Hashanah tradition.
- honeycomb — a structure of rows of hexagonal wax cells, formed by bees in their hive for the storage of honey, pollen, and their eggs.
- horoscope — a diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc.
- horotelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- horsecars — Plural form of horsecar.
- horsecart — A cart drawn by a horse.
- horserace — Alternative spelling of horse race.
- hose-cock — a threaded exterior faucet, as for attaching a garden hose.
- hot fence — an electric fence surrounding a farm
- hot sauce — any of several highly spiced, pungent condiments, especially one containing some type of pepper or chili.
- housecarl — a member of the household troops or bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble.
- housecats — Plural form of housecat.
- housecoat — a woman's robe or dresslike garment in various lengths, for casual wear about the house.
- how come? — what is the reason that?
- hutcheson — Francis. 1694–1746, Scottish philosopher: he published books on ethics and aesthetics, including System of Moral Philosophy (1755)
- hydrocele — an accumulation of serous fluid, usually about the testis.
- hyperopic — Farsighted; of, having, or pertaining to hyperopia.
- hyperoxic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperoxia.
- hypocrite — a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
- hypogenic — formed beneath the earth's surface, as granite (opposed to epigene).
- hypopneic — of or relating to hypopnoea