9-letter words containing n, t, y
- graystone — (uncountable) A type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.
- greystone — a grey igneous rock of volcanic origin
- grunitsky — Nicolas, 1913–69, African statesman: president of the Republic of Togo 1963–67.
- guanylate — (biochemistry) any salt or ester of guanylic acid; the salts are used as flavour enhancers.
- gurneyite — a supporter of Joseph John Gurney (1788–1847), an English Quaker, who, on a preaching tour of America, advocated Christian evangelical principles.
- gymnastic — of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.
- gyp joint — any business establishment that charges excessively for poor-quality service or goods.
- gyrations — Plural form of gyration.
- habitancy — the act or fact of inhabiting; inhabitancy.
- haltingly — faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
- hawthorny — resembling or characterized by hawthorns
- haycation — A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks.
- heathenry — The state of being heathen.
- hen party — a party or gathering for women only.
- hercynite — a black oxide mineral, FeAl 2 O 4 , of the spinel group.
- hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- heteronym — a word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning, as lead (to conduct) and lead (a metal).
- hintingly — In a hinting manner.
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- holystone — a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
- honey ant — any of several ants, especially of the genus Myrmecocystus, that feed on honeydew or nectar and store the excess juices in the bodies of certain worker ants.
- honey pot — any of a caste of workers in certain species of ants, that serve as living storehouses for a honeylike material later used by the whole colony
- honeypots — Plural form of honeypot.
- honeytrap — A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim.
- honeywort — a plant, Cerinthe retorta, of Greece, having bluish-green leaves and purple-tipped yellow flowers.
- honkytonk — Alternative spelling of honky-tonk.
- hot money — funds transferred suddenly from one country to another chiefly to avoid depreciation in value or to take advantage of higher interest rates.
- hyacinths — Plural form of hyacinth.
- hybernate — Obsolete spelling of hibernate.
- hydantoin — a colorless, needlelike, crystalline compound, C 3 H 4 N 2 O 2 , used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical substances and resins.
- hydranths — Plural form of hydranth.
- hydrating — Present participle of hydrate.
- hydration — any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- hydrolant — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Atlantic Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydronaut — a person trained to work in deep-sea vessels for research and rescue purposes.
- hygienist — an expert in hygiene.
- hymettian — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3370 feet (1027 meters).
- hymnodist — the singing or the composition of hymns or sacred songs.
- hypanthia — Plural form of hypanthium.
- hyphenate — to join by a hyphen.
- hypnodiet — a diet involving the use of hypnosis to change one's attitude to food
- hypnotics — Plural form of hypnotic.
- hypnotise — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypnotism — the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis.
- hypnotist — the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis.
- hypnotize — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypnotoid — resembling or similar to hypnosis
- hyponasty — increased growth along the lower surface of a plant or plant part, causing it to bend upward.
- hypotonia — An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
- hypotonic — Physiology. (of tissue) having less than the normal tone.