14-letter words containing h, y, a
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- hypoventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypoventilate.
- iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
- ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
- ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
- ichthyological — Of or pertaining to ichthyology. Adjective form of ichthyology.
- ichthyophagist — a person who eats or subsists on fish.
- ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
- idiopathically — In an idiopathic sense or manner.
- immethodically — Unmethodically.
- impeachability — The state or condition of being impeachable.
- in all honesty — You say in all honesty when you are saying something that might be disappointing or upsetting, and you want to soften its effect by emphasizing your sincerity.
- inauthenticity — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
- inhabitability — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
- inheritability — capable of being inherited.
- internal rhyme — a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.
- irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
- isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
- isothiocyanate — a chemical compound containing the univalent radical –NCS.
- japanese holly — an evergreen shrub, Ilex crenata, of Japan, having black fruit and box-shaped foliage, widely grown as an ornamental.
- just/you watch — You say to someone 'you watch' or 'just watch' when you are predicting that something will happen, and you are very confident that it will happen as you say.
- kamehameha day — June 11, observed in Hawaii as a holiday in celebration of the birth of Kamehameha I.
- kidney machine — artificial kidney.
- king's highway — a highway built by the national government.
- knotty rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
- labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
- labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lady's-thistle — a composite plant, Silybum marianum, of the Mediterranean region, having glossy, spiny leaves and purplish-red flower heads.
- larval therapy — the use of maggots that feed on dead tissue to assist in the healing of serious wounds. An ancient practice, it has been revived in rare cases in which healing is hampered by the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics
- laryngopharynx — the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.
- latchkey child — a child who must spend at least part of the day alone and unsupervised, as when the parents are away at work.
- laughing hyena — an African hyena, Crocuta crocuta, having a yellowish-gray coat with brown or black spots, noted for its distinctive howl.
- lauryl alcohol — a compound that, depending upon purity, is either a crystalline solid or colorless liquid, C 12 H 26 O, obtained by the reduction of fatty acids of coconut oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic detergents.
- learn by heart — memorize
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
- left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
- leland hayward — Leland, 1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.
- leucocythaemia — leukaemia
- light infantry — foot soldiers with lightweight weapons and minimal field equipment.
- lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
- lithologically — From a lithological point of view.
- lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
- lyophilisation — Alternative spelling of lyophilization.