10-letter words containing l, y, c, h
- gynophilic — Woman-loving.
- hackle fly — an artificial fly made with hackles, usually without wings.
- haemolytic — of or relating to the disintegration of red blood cells
- halcyonian — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- half-crazy — somewhat crazy or insane
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- haptically — By means of touch.
- hectically — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- heliacally — In a heliacal manner.
- hemicycles — Plural form of hemicycle.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- hollyhocks — Plural form of hollyhock.
- holophytic — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holy cross — Mount of the, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range: snow-filled, cross-shaped crevasses. 14,005 feet (4269 meters).
- holy place — somewhere sacred
- homocyclic — of or noting a cyclic compound having atoms of only one element, usually carbon, in the ring (contrasted with heterocyclic).
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hydraulics — the science that deals with the laws governing water or other liquids in motion and their applications in engineering; practical or applied hydrodynamics.
- hydrically — in a hydric manner; in a manner using water or moisture
- hydroceles — Plural form of hydrocele.
- hydrocoral — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrologic — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolytic — producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
- hydromulch — to spread mulch on (a field, garden, etc.) in a stream of water propelled through a hose.
- hydrosolic — of or relating to a hydrosol
- hydroxylic — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups.
- hygienical — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.
- hylozoical — characterized by the theory that all matter possesses life or that life is an essential property of matter
- hype cycle — a term coined by Gartner to refer to the five phases he considers a new technology or product to go through from its launch to its stabilization on the market
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- hypergolic — (especially of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.
- hyperlocal — relating to or focused on a very small geographical community, as a neighborhood: hyperlocal news websites; hyperlocal advertising.
- hypocotyls — Plural form of hypocotyl.
- hypolithic — growing beneath rocks.
- hypothecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- john lynch — John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- kelyphitic — as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock
- lachrymals — Plural form of lachrymal.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- land yacht — a wind-driven vehicle with a mast and sails, having three wheels, a single seat, and a steering wheel, used especially on beaches and other sandy areas.
- lathyritic — Of or pertaining to lathyrism.
- leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- lithomancy — Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).