8-letter words containing h, a, t, i, e
- helvetia — an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the W and N parts of Switzerland.
- hematein — a reddish-brown, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 16 H 12 O 6 , obtained from logwood: used chiefly as a stain in microscopy.
- hematine — Biochemistry. heme.
- hematite — a very common mineral, iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 , occurring in steel-gray to black crystals and in red earthy masses: the principal ore of iron.
- hematoid — hemoid.
- hepatica — any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.
- hepatics — Plural form of hepatic.
- hepatite — a type of barite mineral with a sulphuric odour
- hepatize — to transform into a liver-like substance
- heraklit — (language) A distributed object-oriented language.
- heritage — something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
- herniate — to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- hesitant — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hetairai — hetaera.
- hetairia — a society or association
- hetarism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hiatuses — Plural form of hiatus.
- hiccatee — a fresh-water tortoise native to the Caribbean
- hieratic — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- high tea — a late afternoon or early evening meal similar to a light supper.
- hit rate — (architecture) The fraction of all memory reads which are satisfied from the cache.
- hittable — (of a ball or pitch) capable of being hit
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hysteria — an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- ianthine — having a violet colour
- in haste — in a hurried way
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- inchtape — a measuring tape marked out in inches
- ingather — to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- inhumate — to bury; inhume
- iolanthe — an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- jacinthe — a yellowish orange
- jahrzeit — the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting a memorial lamp or candle the night before and reciting the Kaddish at the evening service of the day before and at the morning and afternoon services of the day itself.
- japhetic — of or relating to Japheth.
- judahite — a member of the tribe of Judah or of the kingdom of Judah.
- lathlike — Resembling a lath or some aspect of one.
- lecithal — having a yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- lichgate — Alternative spelling of lych-gate.
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- lithemia — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- lysithea — a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- mateship — the state of being a mate.
- mathesis — learning or wisdom, esp of a mathematical nature
- mathilde — a female given name, French or German form of Matilda.
- mechitza — a screen in a synagogue separating men and women
- megalith — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- mehitzah — a curtain or other divider that serves as a partition between the women's and the men's sections in Orthodox Jewish synagogues.
- misteach — to teach wrongly or badly.
- nathalie — a female given name.