9-letter words containing h, o, n, e, y
- hydrovane — a vane on a seaplane conferring stability on water (a sponson) or facilitating take off (a hydrofoil)
- hymnodies — Plural form of hymnody.
- hypernova — (astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
- hyperonym — (linguistics) Hypernym; superordinate term.
- hypnodiet — a diet involving the use of hypnosis to change one's attitude to food
- hypnogeny — hypnosis or the induction of a hypnotic state
- hypnotise — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypnotize — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypodense — Less dense (than normal).
- hypogenic — formed beneath the earth's surface, as granite (opposed to epigene).
- hypopneas — Plural form of hypopnea.
- hypopneic — of or relating to hypopnoea
- hypopnoea — Alternative spelling of hypopnea.
- in theory — in principle
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- monkeyish — Like a monkey.
- monoethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A single ethyl group in a molecule.
- monorhyme — a poem or stanza in which all the lines rhyme with each other.
- mythomane — a person with a strong or irresistible propensity for fantasizing, lying, or exaggerating.
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- nephology — The study or contemplation of clouds.
- nictheroy — Niterói.
- non-rhyme — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- northerly — moving, directed, or situated toward the north.
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- pay phone — a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call.
- phenocopy — the observed result of an environmentally induced, nongenetic alteration of a phenotype to a form that resembles the expression of a known genetic mutation.
- phenology — the science dealing with the influence of climate on the recurrence of such annual phenomena of animal and plant life as budding and bird migrations.
- phenotype — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenytoin — a barbiturate-related substance, C 1 5 H 1 2 N 2 O 2 , used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of grand mal epilepsy and in focal seizures.
- phonotype — a piece of type bearing a phonetic character or symbol.
- phylogeny — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- polyphone — a polyphonic letter or symbol.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- pyrophone — an instrument resembling a small pipe organ, designed to produce musical sounds using gas flames burning close together in glass tubes, and producing a sound when the flames are separated by the pressing of a key. Designed by G.F.E. Kastner in 1869
- pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
- sheboygan — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- telephony — the construction or operation of telephones or telephonic systems.
- the yukon — a territory of NW Canada, on the Beaufort Sea, between the Northwest Territories and Alaska: arctic and mountainous, reaching 5959 m (19 550 ft) at Mount Logan, Canada's highest peak; mineral resources. Capital: Whitehorse. Pop: 33 897 (2011). Area: 536 327 sq km (207 076 sq miles)
- theomancy — divination or prophecy by an oracle or by people directly inspired by a god
- theophany — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- thyroxine — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- tynemouth — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.
- xylophone — A musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets.
- yohimbine — an alkaloid, C 21 H 26 N 2 O 3 , extracted from the bark of Corynanthe johimbe or Rauwolfia serpentina, used as a selective alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonist: purported to have aphrodisiac properties.
- zootechny — the science of breeding animals