9-letter words containing h, y, a
- diaphysis — the shaft of a long bone
- diathermy — local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes
- dichogamy — the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination
- dihydrate — a hydrate that contains two molecules of water, as potassium sulfite, K 2 SO 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- dithyramb — a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and of usually irregular form, originally in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus.
- drayhorse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- dyschezia — Difficult or painful defecation.
- dysphagia — difficulty in swallowing.
- dysphagic — difficulty in swallowing.
- dysphasia — inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.
- dysphasic — inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.
- dysphemia — any impairment in the ability to speak.
- dysphonia — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dysthesia — an unusual or disagreeable feeling in or on the body compared to crawling or burning
- dysthymia — depression; despondency or a tendency to be despondent.
- dyushambe — a former name of Dushanbe.
- earth day — environmental awareness day
- echegaray — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), (José Echegaray y Eizaguirre) 1832–1916, Spanish dramatist and statesman: Nobel Prize 1904.
- emphysema — A condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.
- endophagy — cannibalism within the same group or tribe
- ephoralty — an ephor's office
- epigraphy — The study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions.
- epochally — In an epochal manner.
- erythrina — any tropical tree of the genus Erythrina with red flowers
- esterházy — a noble Hungarian family that produced many soldiers, diplomats, and patrons of the arts. Prince Miklós József Esterházy (1714–90) rebuilt the family castle of Esterháza and employed Haydn as his musical director (1766–90)
- ethically — In an ethical manner.
- ethylated — Simple past tense and past participle of ethylate.
- eucryphia — any tree or shrub of the mostly evergreen genus Eucryphia, native to Australia and S America, having leaves of a dark lustrous green and white flowers: family Eucryphiaceae
- eye chart — a chart used to test vision from a specified distance: it consists typically of rows of letters of decreasing size
- eye patch — covering for one eye
- eyelashes — Plural form of eyelash.
- eyeshades — Plural form of eyeshade.
- eyeshadow — A colored cosmetic, typically in powder form, applied to the eyelids or to the skin around the eyes to accentuate them.
- faddishly — In a faddish way.
- fairishly — in a fairish manner
- fairyhood — a fairy nature or state: the fairyhood of Puck.
- featherly — (obsolete) Like feathers.
- fishyback — a cargo supply chain involving container transfer from lorry to ship
- flash-fry — to fry something very quickly by placing it in a pan on a very high heat
- foolhardy — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- garnishry — an adornment or decoration
- geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- goatishly — In a goatish way.
- grannyish — typical of or suitable for an elderly woman; old-fashioned
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- gymkhanas — Plural form of gymkhana.
- gynarchic — relating to gynarchy or rule by women
- gypsyhead — a flanged drum on a winch, for winding in lines.