9-letter words containing e, o, l, t
- heat loss — the loss of heat from something such as a building
- heelposts — Plural form of heelpost.
- heliostat — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
- heliotype — A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.
- helipilot — a helicopter pilot
- heliports — Plural form of heliport.
- helistops — Plural form of helistop.
- hellbroth — a magical broth prepared for an evil purpose, as in black magic.
- helm port — the opening at the stern of a ship, through which a rudderstock passes.
- helmholtz — Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von [her-mahn loot-vik fer-di-nahnt fuh n] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈlut vɪk ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt fən/ (Show IPA), 1821–94, German physiologist and physicist.
- helophyte — any perennial marsh plant that bears its overwintering buds in the mud below the surface
- hemoblast — hematoblast.
- hemolytic — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- heptaglot — a book written in seven languages
- heptalogy — (rare) # A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hexathlon — an athletic contest consisting of six different events
- hold true — If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
- holderbat — a bracket that supports a pipe and fastens it to a wall or surface
- hollister — a town in W California.
- hollowest — Superlative form of hollow.
- holophote — an apparatus by which practically all the light from a lighthouse lamp or the like is thrown in a desired direction.
- holophyte — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holotypes — Plural form of holotype.
- holstered — a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- holy tide — a time or season for special religious observance
- holystone — a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
- homebuilt — Constructed at home, rather than being obtained from a manufacturer etc.
- homeliest — lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
- homestall — Dialect. a farmyard.
- homestyle — simple and unpretentious, evoking the comforts of home: homestyle cooking; home-style hospitality.
- homiletic — of or relating to preaching or to homilies.
- horotelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hostelers — Plural form of hosteler.
- hosteller — a person who operates a hostel.
- hostilely — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
- hostlesse — inhospitable
- hot metal — metallic type and printing elements produced by a casting machine; foundry type.
- hot plate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
- hoteliers — Plural form of hotelier.
- hotelling — (in office management) a practice in which desk space must be booked in advance by an employee as required
- hotplates — Plural form of hotplate.
- hourplate — the dial of a clock or watch
- hydrolyte — a substance subjected to hydrolysis.
- hyetology — the branch of meteorology dealing with precipitation.
- hylobates — Plural form of hylobate.
- hylophyte — a plant that grows in woods
- hypostyle — having many columns carrying the roof or ceiling: a hypostyle hall.
- idiolects — Plural form of idiolect.