9-letter words containing h, i, n, y
- hedgingly — So as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.
- heinously — hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
- hemingway — Ernest (Miller) 1899–1961, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and journalist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- hemolysin — a substance, as an antibody, that in cooperation with complement causes dissolution of red blood cells.
- hendiadys — a figure in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by a copulative conjunction: “to look with eyes and envy” instead of “with envious eyes.”.
- hennishly — in a hennish manner
- henry iii — 1017–56, king of Germany 1039–56 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1046–56 (son of Conrad II).
- henry vii — ("Henry of Luxembourg") 1275?–1313, king of Germany 1309–13 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1312–13.
- hercynian — denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic
- hercynite — a black oxide mineral, FeAl 2 O 4 , of the spinel group.
- hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hill myna — an Asian bird of the genus Gracula, of the starling family Sturnidae, especially G. religiosa, that has glossy black plumage and yellow neck wattles and is easily tamed and taught to mimic speech.
- himalayan — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- hindberry — a raspberry
- hinkypunk — (West Country) a will o' the wisp.
- hintingly — In a hinting manner.
- hissingly — in a hissing manner
- hol-unity — A verification tool for UNITY? Version 2.1. E-mail: Flemming Andersen <[email protected]>?
- hologynic — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in females (opposed to holandric).
- homonymic — Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air; a homophone (def 1).
- honeybird — Any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.
- honeylike — Like honey in taste, texture, or appearance.
- hooraying — Present participle of hooray.
- hornywink — a lapwing
- howlingly — producing or uttering a howling noise: a howling mob.
- hoydenish — a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- hoydenism — The behaviour of a hoyden.
- hyacinths — Plural form of hyacinth.
- hyalinize — to become hyaline.
- hydantoin — a colorless, needlelike, crystalline compound, C 3 H 4 N 2 O 2 , used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical substances and resins.
- hydramine — an amine derived from a glycol in which one hydroxyl is replaced by an amino group.
- 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.
- 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.
- hydronium — (inorganic chemistry) the hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+.
- hyenalike — Resembling a hyena or some aspect of one.
- hygienics — hygiene (def 1).
- hygienist — an expert in hygiene.
- hymettian — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3370 feet (1027 meters).
- hymnodies — Plural form of hymnody.
- hymnodist — the singing or the composition of hymns or sacred songs.
- hynagogic — Misspelling of hypnagogic.
- hypanthia — Plural form of hypanthium.
- hyperfine — Extremely fine, especially of the hyperfine structure in the spectra of atoms and molecules.
- hypericin — an antidepressant and antiviral compound derived from Saint John's wort
- hyperlink — hypertext link
- hyphening — Present participle of hyphen.
- hyphenism — dual patriotic loyalty
- hyphenize — hyphenate.
- hypinosis — a protein deficiency or reduction in blood