9-letter words containing h, a, i, r, d
- hydrating — Present participle of hydrate.
- hydration — any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- hydraulic — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- hydrazide — (chemistry) any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH2 or derived forms -NRNR2.
- hydrazine — Also called diamine. a colorless, oily, fuming liquid, N 2 H 4 , that is a weak base in solution and forms a large number of salts resembling ammonium salts: used chiefly as a reducing agent and a jet-propulsion fuel.
- hydrazoic — noting or pertaining to hydrazoic acid; triazoic.
- hyperacid — Highly acidic.
- hyperarid — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- indraught — an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
- inhearsed — Simple past tense and past participle of inhearse.
- interdash — to intersperse with hasty strokes of a pen or other writing instrument
- iron hand — strict or harsh control: The general governed the country with an iron hand.
- jaghirdar — a person who holds a jaghire
- lairdship — the condition of being a laird, or the rank of laird
- mindshare — Relative public awareness of a phenomenon.
- nephridia — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- nightward — heading towards night, heading westwards
- pariahdom — an outcast.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
- qadariyah — the group who defended free will against the doctrine of predestination.
- qadiriyah — a Sufi fraternity founded by ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077–1166) in the 12th century.
- rachidial — Botany. the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme. (in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed. any of various axial structures.
- rachidian — (anatomy, zoology) Of or relating to the rachis; spinal; vertebral.
- radicchio — a variety of chicory originating in Italy, having a compact head of reddish, white-streaked leaves: leaves and roots may be cooked or used raw in salads.
- radiothon — an on-the-air radio campaign, often lasting 24 hours or more, designed to raise money for a radio station, charity, the arts, etc., as from listeners phoning in and pledging specific donations, sometimes in exchange for gifts or premiums.
- rain hood — a waterproof hood attached to a coat, that may be raised to cover the head when it is raining
- red china — China, People's Republic of.
- reinhardt — Jean Baptiste [French zhahn ba-teest] /French ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), ("Django") 1910–53, Belgian gypsy jazz guitarist.
- rhamphoid — beaklike or beak-shaped
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheinland — Rhineland.
- rhineland — that part of Germany W of the Rhine.
- rhipidate — shaped like a fan
- rhodamine — a red dye obtained by heating an alkyl aminophenol with phthalic anhydride.
- rhodanize — to plate with rhodium
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rhoeadine — a chemical compound found in the red poppy which has similar effects to those of opium
- richard i — ("Richard the Lion-Hearted"; "Richard Coeur de Lion") 1157–99, king of England 1189–99.
- rightward — Also, rightwards. toward or on the right.
- riverhead — the source or spring of a river.
- sanhedrim — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sanhedrin — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sapphired — blue-coloured
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.