9-letter words containing h, i, n, t
- antshrike — any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Thamnophilus, superficially resembling the shrike.
- anythings — a thing of any kind.
- aphanitic — of or resembling aphanite
- archontic — relating to an archon
- arthurian — of or relating to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
- athanasia — deathlessness; immortality.
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- athenians — Plural form of Athenian.
- attaching — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- axanthism — (zoology) Absence of yellow pigmentation.
- bad thing — (jargon) (From the 1930 Sellar & Yeatman parody "1066 And All That") Something that can't possibly result in improvement of the subject. This term is always capitalised, as in "Replacing all of the 9600-baud modems with bicycle couriers would be a Bad Thing". Opposite: Good Thing. British correspondents confirm that Bad Thing and Good Thing (and probably therefore Right Thing and Wrong Thing) come from the book referenced in the etymology, which discusses rulers who were Good Kings but Bad Things. This has apparently created a mainstream idiom on the British side of the pond.
- bandwidth — A bandwidth is the range of frequencies used for a particular telecommunications signal, radio transmission, or computer network.
- bathonian — of or relating to Bath
- bechstein — Karl. 1826–1900, German piano maker; founder (1853) of the Bechstein company of piano manufacturers in Berlin
- behmenist — Boehmenist.
- benedight — blessed
- benighted — If you describe people or the place where they live as benighted, you think they are unfortunate or do not know anything.
- benighter — a person who keeps others in darkness
- bethankit — (used as part of a grace spoken before a meal) God be thanked!
- big night — an important and usually anticipated evening
- billionth — The billionth item in a series is the one you count as number one billion.
- bimonthly — A bimonthly event or publication happens or appears every two months.
- birthname — a name given at birth
- blighting — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
- bothering — to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.
- breathing — the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- brechtian — Bertolt [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
- brythonic — the S group of Celtic languages, consisting of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton
- cachectin — Biochemistry, Immunology. a protein that is released by activated macrophages as an immune system defense and, when the defense is overwhelmed, is a cause of cachexia or toxic shock: in humans, identical with tumor necrosis factor.
- caithness — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland
- cantharid — any beetle of the family Cantharidae, having a soft elongated body; though found frequenting flowers, they are carnivorous
- cantharis — Spanish fly (sense 1)
- canthitis — an inflammation of the canthus
- carinthia — a state of S Austria: an independent duchy from 976 to 1276; mainly mountainous, with many lakes and resorts. Capital: Klagenfurt. Pop: 559 440 (2003 est). Area: 9533 sq km (3681 sq miles)
- carthamin — (organic compound) A red colouring matter obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- catchline — a slogan, esp one used in a political or advertising campaign
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death
- catherine — Saint. died 307 ad, legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded
- cathinone — (organic compound) The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone that is the active ingredient of khat.
- chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
- chance it — take a chance or risk
- chanciest — Superlative form of chancy.
- chantilly — a town in N France, near the Forest of Chantilly formerly famous for lace and porcelain. Pop: 10 902 (1999)
- chantlike — Resembling a chant.
- chantries — Plural form of chantry.
- chartings — Plural form of charting.