9-letter words containing h, e, a
- heat rash — prickly heat.
- heat sink — Thermodynamics. any environment or medium that absorbs heat.
- heat slug — (hardware, processor) A metal plate that helps dissipate heat away from the silicon core of a processor to the packaging or heat-sink.
- heat wave — an air mass of high temperature covering an extended area and moving relatively slowly.
- heat-moon — William Least [leest] /list/ (Show IPA), (William Trogden) born 1939, U.S. writer.
- heat-seal — to wrap in clear plastic and make airtight by applying heat to seal the edges.
- heath hen — an American gallinaceous bird, Tympanuchus cupido cupido, closely related to the prairie chicken: extinct.
- heathbird — the black grouse
- heathclad — Clad or crowned with heath.
- heathenry — The state of being heathen.
- heathiest — Superlative form of heathy.
- heathland — An extensive area of heath.
- heathless — Without a heath.
- heathlike — Resembling a heath or some aspect of one.
- heatproof — not affected or damaged by heat, especially when placed in an oven or over a direct flame: heatproof cookware.
- heatwaves — Plural form of heatwave.
- heaviness — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- heaviside — Oliver, 1850–1925, English physicist.
- heavy ion — the nucleus of a heavy element.
- heavy mud — a dense substance made of a mixture of the mineral barite and water that is thickened with polymers
- heavy oil — a hydrocarbon mixture, heavier than water, distilled from coal tar
- heavy-set — Someone who is heavy-set has a large solid body.
- hebdomads — Plural form of hebdomad.
- hebetated — Simple past tense and past participle of hebetate.
- hebridean — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- hecatombs — Plural form of hecatomb.
- hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hederated — honoured with a crown of ivy
- hedyphane — a white or yellow mineral with elongated crystals similar to mimetite, chiefly found in Sweden
- heelplate — a small metal plate attached to the heel of a shoe to protect it against excessive wear.
- hektogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hela cell — a vigorous strain of laboratory-cultured cells descended from a human cervical cancer, used widely in research.
- helengrad — a satirical name for Wellington as the seat of Helen Clark's socialist government from 1999 to 2008
- helgoland — a German island in the North Sea. ¼ sq. mi. (0.6 sq. km).
- helically — pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
- heliconia — any of a genus of tropical flowering plants with long flowering panicles
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- heliostat — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
- heliozoan — a protozoan of the order Heliozoa, having a spherical body and radiating pseudopods.
- hell gate — a narrow channel in the East River, in New York City.
- hell of a — (intensifier)
- hellspawn — (fantasy) A creature or creatures from Hell.
- hellwards — towards hell
- helpmates — (British) Plural form of helpmate.
- helvetian — of or relating to Helvetia or the Helvetii.
- helvetica — (text) One of the most widely used sans-serif typefaces, developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann. Originally called Neue Haas Grotesk, it was renamed Helvetica for the international market. Helvetica is very similar to the common Arial typeface. The name is Latin for Swiss.
- hematinic — a medicine, as a compound of iron, that tends to increase the amount of hematin or hemoglobin in the blood.
- hematitic — Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it.
- hematomas — (US) Plural form of hematoma (Alternative spelling of haematomas).
- hematosis — hematopoiesis.