9-letter words containing i, h, e, a
- hemialgia — pain or neuralgia involving only one side of the body or head.
- hemingway — Ernest (Miller) 1899–1961, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and journalist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- hemiptera — the order comprising the true bugs.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- hemogenia — pseudohemophilia.
- hendiadys — a figure in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by a copulative conjunction: “to look with eyes and envy” instead of “with envious eyes.”.
- henrician — of or having to do with the reign, policies, etc. of any king named Henry, esp. Henry VIII of England
- henrietta — a female given name, form of Henry.
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitic — Related to hepatitis and other liver diseases.
- hepatitis — inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- hephzibah — the wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. II Kings 21:1.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- heraklion — Iraklion
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- herbalist — a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
- herbarium — a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
- herbivora — grass-eating animals collectively
- hercynian — denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic
- heretical — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- heritable — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
- heritably — In a heritable manner.
- heritages — Plural form of heritage.
- heritance — inheritance.
- hermitage — the habitation of a hermit.
- herniated — to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- herodians — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- hesitance — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hesitated — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hesitater — One who hesitates.
- hesitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hesitate.
- hesitator — Alternative spelling of hesitater.
- hesperian — western; occidental.
- hetaerism — concubinage.
- hetairism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hexabasic — containing six hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced or ionized: a hexabasic acid.
- hexameric — Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hexastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.
- hibernate — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
- hic jacet — (on gravestones) here lies
- hideaways — Plural form of hideaway.
- hierarchs — Plural form of hierarch.
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- hieratica — a type of papyrus noted for its high quality and used by the ancient Egyptians in sacred books
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders