9-letter words containing i, n, h, a
- ashkenazi — of or relating to the Jews of Germany and E Europe
- ashlaring — ashlars collectively
- athanasia — deathlessness; immortality.
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- athenians — Plural form of Athenian.
- attaching — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- audiphone — a type of hearing aid consisting of a diaphragm that, when placed against the upper teeth, conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- avouching — Present participle of avouch.
- axanthism — (zoology) Absence of yellow pigmentation.
- baboonish — resembling a baboon
- bad thing — (jargon) (From the 1930 Sellar & Yeatman parody "1066 And All That") Something that can't possibly result in improvement of the subject. This term is always capitalised, as in "Replacing all of the 9600-baud modems with bicycle couriers would be a Bad Thing". Opposite: Good Thing. British correspondents confirm that Bad Thing and Good Thing (and probably therefore Right Thing and Wrong Thing) come from the book referenced in the etymology, which discusses rulers who were Good Kings but Bad Things. This has apparently created a mainstream idiom on the British side of the pond.
- baldachin — a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
- bandished — Simple past tense and past participle of bandish.
- bandwidth — A bandwidth is the range of frequencies used for a particular telecommunications signal, radio transmission, or computer network.
- banishing — Present participle of banish.
- bankerish — resembling or befitting a banker, especially in being perceived as reserved and conservative in dress and demeanor: a model of bankerish decorum.
- bashed in — crushed or dented from a blow
- bathonian — of or relating to Bath
- bauhinias — Plural form of bauhinia.
- beheading — the action of decapitating someone
- bernhardi — Friedrich A. J. von [free-drikh fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1930, German general.
- bethankit — (used as part of a grace spoken before a meal) God be thanked!
- birthname — a name given at birth
- bleaching — to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
- brainwash — If you brainwash someone, you force them to believe something by continually telling them that it is true, and preventing them from thinking about it properly.
- branchiae — the gills of an aquatic animal
- branchial — of or relating to the gills of an aquatic animal, esp a fish
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- branchio- — gills
- breaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- breathing — the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- brechtian — Bertolt [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- cachectin — Biochemistry, Immunology. a protein that is released by activated macrophages as an immune system defense and, when the defense is overwhelmed, is a cause of cachexia or toxic shock: in humans, identical with tumor necrosis factor.
- caithness — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland
- canonship — the position or office of canon; canonry.
- cantharid — any beetle of the family Cantharidae, having a soft elongated body; though found frequenting flowers, they are carnivorous
- cantharis — Spanish fly (sense 1)
- canthitis — an inflammation of the canthus
- capuchins — Plural form of capuchin.
- carinthia — a state of S Austria: an independent duchy from 976 to 1276; mainly mountainous, with many lakes and resorts. Capital: Klagenfurt. Pop: 559 440 (2003 est). Area: 9533 sq km (3681 sq miles)
- carthamin — (organic compound) A red colouring matter obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- catchline — a slogan, esp one used in a political or advertising campaign
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death
- catherine — Saint. died 307 ad, legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded
- cathinone — (organic compound) The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone that is the active ingredient of khat.