9-letter words containing h, i, r, p
- hampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- handgrips — Plural form of handgrip.
- handprint — an impression or mark made with the palm and fingers on a surface.
- hardships — Plural form of hardship.
- harpylike — resembling a harpy
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- head trip — a mentally exhilarating or productive experience, as one in which a person's intellect or imagination seems to expand.
- heliports — Plural form of heliport.
- hemiptera — the order comprising the true bugs.
- hemitrope — twin1 (def 5).
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer
- herpetoid — reptilian, reptiliform
- hesperian — western; occidental.
- higher-up — a person in a position of higher authority in an organization; superior.
- hiphugger — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hippiater — (rare) A veterinarian specializing in horse care.
- hippiatry — the treatment of disease in horses
- hippocras — an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
- hippurite — an extinct type of bivalve mollusc (family Hippuritidae) found as fossils from the late Cretaceous period
- hoofprint — the impression made by an animal's hoof.
- hoop iron — iron in the form of thin strips for bonding masonry, holding barrels together, etc.
- hornpipes — Plural form of hornpipe.
- horsewhip — a whip for controlling horses.
- humphries — (John) Barry. born 1934, Australian comic actor and writer, best known for creating the character Dame Edna Everage
- hydroptic — (formerly) edema.
- hyperacid — Highly acidic.
- hyperarid — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- hyperemia — an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.
- hyperemic — an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.
- 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
- hypericum — A yellow-flowered plant of a genus that includes the St. John’s worts and rose of Sharon.
- hyperlink — hypertext link
- hypermile — to improve fuel mileage in a motor vehicle, as by adopting certain driving techniques or making design alterations to the vehicle.
- hyperopia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hyperopic — Farsighted; of, having, or pertaining to hyperopia.
- hyperoxia — (pathology) A condition caused by an excess of oxygen in tissues and organs.
- hyperoxic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperoxia.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- hypocrite — a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
- hyporheic — Denoting an area or ecosystem beneath the bed of a river or stream that is saturated with water and that supports invertebrate fauna which play a role in the larger ecosystem.
- hypotrich — any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly on the ventral surface.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- integraph — integrator (def 2).
- ionophore — a lipid-soluble substance capable of transporting specific ions through cellular membranes.
- isomorphs — Plural form of isomorph.