9-letter words containing l, y, e, h
- indepthly — (nonstandard) in depth.
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- jellyfish — any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa.
- key light — (in photography or motion pictures) the main light that illuminates the subject being photographed or filmed.
- laberynth — Obsolete spelling of labyrinth.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- lengthily — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- lethality — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- lych gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier
- lyophiled — (of blood, serum, tissue, etc) freeze-dried
- megaphyll — the relatively large type of leaf produced by ferns and seed plants
- meghalaya — a state in NE India. 8660 sq. mi. (22,429 sq. km). Capital: Shillong.
- melaphyre — a type of dark igneous rock embedded with feldspar crystals, related to basalt.
- mesophyll — the parenchyma, usually containing chlorophyll, that forms the interior parts of a leaf.
- methylase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyse methylation
- methylate — Also called methoxide. any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH 3 ONa.
- methylene — containing the methylene group.
- meyerhold — Vsevolod Emilievich, original name Karl Theodor Kasimir. 1874–c. 1940, Russian theatre director, noted for his experimental nonrealistic productions. He was arrested in 1939 and died in custody
- monoethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A single ethyl group in a molecule.
- moygashel — an Irish linen
- mycophile — A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
- nephology — The study or contemplation of clouds.
- northerly — moving, directed, or situated toward the north.
- nymphlike — Resembling a nymph.
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- ogreishly — in the manner of an ogre
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- perilymph — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- phenology — the science dealing with the influence of climate on the recurrence of such annual phenomena of animal and plant life as budding and bird migrations.
- phenylene — containing a phenylene group.
- philately — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- photolyse — to cause to undergo or to undergo photolysis
- photolyze — to break down molecules with light.
- phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
- phylogeny — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- play hell — To play hell with something means to have a bad effect on it or cause great confusion. In British English, you can also say that one person or thing plays merry hell with another.
- playhouse — a theater.
- polyether — a polymeric ether.
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- polyphone — a polyphonic letter or symbol.
- polythene — polyethylene.
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- rakehelly — of, resembling, or characteristic of a rakehell; profligate
- schoolery — something that is taught
- sea holly — the eryngo, Eryngium maritimum.
- selfishly — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- seventhly — as the seventh point; linking what follows to the previous statements, as in a speech or argument
- shelleyan — Also, Shellian. of, relating to, or characteristic of Percy Bysshe Shelley or his works.