9-letter words containing h, i, l, a
- antichlor — a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
- antihelix — the rounded piece of cartilage inside the outer rim (helix) of the ear; anthelix
- aquaholic — Addicted to water.
- arc light — Arc lights are a type of very bright electric light.
- archaical — Archaic form of archaic.
- archibald — a masculine name: dim. Archie, Archy
- archilowe — a treat, such as a drink, given in return for something
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- archivolt — a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated
- archrival — a chief rival
- asheville — city in W N.C.: pop. 69,000
- ashlaring — ashlars collectively
- asphaltic — Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt; bituminous.
- asphyxial — the extreme condition caused by lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, produced by interference with respiration or insufficient oxygen in the air; suffocation.
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- athletics — Athletics refers to track and field sports such as running, the high jump, and the javelin.
- athletism — The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
- atmophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for the atmosphere, as neon or helium.
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- authorial — Authorial means relating to the author of something such as a book or play.
- azimuthal — Astronomy, Navigation. the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- bacchical — Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous,with intoxication.
- backlight — light falling on a photographic or television subject from the rear
- bakuchiol — A meroterpene phenol, extracted from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, that shows antimicrobial activity.
- baldachin — a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
- barophile — An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile.
- bartholdi — Frédéric August. 1834–1904, French sculptor and architect, who designed (1884) the Statue of Liberty
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophils — Plural form of basophil.
- batholite — (obsolete) alternative name of batholith.
- batholith — a very large irregular-shaped mass of igneous rock, esp granite, formed from an intrusion of magma at great depth, esp one exposed after erosion of less resistant overlying rocks
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- bearishly — In a bearish manner.
- biathlete — an athlete taking part in a biathlon
- bilharzia — schistosome
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- biophilia — an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt universally by humankind
- bismillah — the words which preface all except one of the surahs of the Koran, used by Muslims as a blessing before eating or some other action
- blackfish — a minnow-like Alaskan freshwater fish, Dallia pectoralis, related to the pikes and thought to be able to survive prolonged freezing
- bleaching — to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
- branchial — of or relating to the gills of an aquatic animal, esp a fish
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- caddishly — in a caddish manner
- cailleach — an old woman
- calimocho — a cocktail popular in Spanish-speaking countries, consisting of a mixture of cola and red wine
- caliphate — the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph
- callipash — the part of a turtle next to the upper shield, consisting of a greenish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- camelhair — the hair of the camel or dromedary, used in clothing, rugs, etc