8-letter words containing h, y
- hydrogel — a gel whose liquid constituent is water.
- hydrogen — a colorless, odorless, flammable gas that combines chemically with oxygen to form water: the lightest of the known elements. Symbol: H; atomic weight: 1.00797; atomic number: 1; density: 0.0899 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- hydroids — Plural form of hydroid.
- hydrolat — An aromatic hydrosol, especially one made by steam distillation of a plant extract.
- hydromel — a liquor consisting of honey and water that, when fermented, becomes mead.
- hydronic — of or relating to a heating system for a building in which the medium for carrying heat throughout the structure is circulating water, especially when the circulation is aided by a pump.
- hydropac — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Pacific Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydropic — dropsical.
- hydropsy — (formerly) edema.
- hydroski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hydrosol — a colloidal suspension in water.
- hydroxy- — (in chemical compounds) indicating the presence of one or more hydroxyl groups or ions
- hydroxyl — containing the hydroxyl group.
- hydrozoa — (biology) a large group of marine animals, of the class Hydrozoa, whose life cycles contain a sexual and asexual stage.
- hygenist — Alternative spelling of hygienist.
- hygienes — Also, hygienics. the science that deals with the preservation of health.
- hygienic — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hylicism — the philosophy that the only thing that can be proven to exist is matter and that everything, including consciousness, is as a result of interaction with material things. Also called materialism
- hylicist — a philosopher specializing in matter
- hylobate — Any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.
- hymeneal — of or relating to marriage.
- hymenean — A hymn, song or poem in honour of a wedding; a hymeneal.
- hymenial — relating to the layer of certain fungi which bears spores, composed of asci or basidia
- hymenium — the sporogenous layer in a fungus, composed of asci or basidia often interspersed with various sterile structures, as paraphyses.
- hymettus — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3370 feet (1027 meters).
- hymnally — In a hymnal way.
- hymnbook — (British) A book containing a collection of hymns.
- hymnists — Plural form of hymnist.
- hymnless — having no hymn
- hymnlike — Resembling a hymn in form or sound.
- hyoidean — Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- hypalgia — reduced sensitivity to pain
- hyped up — intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated: an economy hyped-up by arms spending.
- hyped-up — intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated: an economy hyped-up by arms spending.
- hypergol — any hypergolic agent.
- hyperion — Classical Mythology. a Titan, the father of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
- hypernet — (Internet) the Internet inclusive of smartphones and WiFi networks.
- hypernym — superordinate (def 4).
- hyperons — Plural form of hyperon.
- hyperope — A farsighted person, a hyperopic person, a person with hyperopia.
- hypester — a person or organization that gives an idea or product intense publicity in order to promote it
- hyphemia — bleeding inside the eye caused by ruptured blood vessels
- hyphened — Simple past tense and past participle of hyphen.
- hyphenic — relating to a hyphen
- hypnoses — the ancient Greek god of sleep.
- hypnosis — an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion.
- hypnotee — a person being hypnotized
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity