9-letter words containing o, h, m, i
- hoydenism — The behaviour of a hoyden.
- humanoids — Plural form of humanoid.
- humorists — Plural form of humorist.
- humouring — humor.
- humourist — (British) alternative spelling of humorist.
- hybridoma — a hybrid cell made in the laboratory by fusing a normal cell with a cancer cell, usually a myeloma or lymphoma, in order to combine desired features of each, as the ability of the cancer cell to multiply rapidly with the ability of the normal cell to dictate the production of a specific antibody.
- hydronium — (inorganic chemistry) the hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+.
- hylozoism — the doctrine that matter is inseparable from life, which is a property of matter.
- hymnodies — Plural form of hymnody.
- hymnodist — the singing or the composition of hymns or sacred songs.
- hypnotism — the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis.
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.
- hypomania — a mania of low intensity.
- hypomanic — Afflicted with a mild state of mania.
- hyponymic — Of or pertaining to hyponyms.
- hypoxemia — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- hypoxemic — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- ichneumon — Also called African mongoose, Egyptian mongoose. a slender, long-tailed mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, inhabiting Africa and southern Europe, and believed by the ancient Egyptians to devour crocodile eggs.
- ill humor — a disagreeable or surly mood.
- inchworms — Plural form of inchworm.
- inharmony — Lack of harmony.
- ironsmith — a worker in iron; blacksmith.
- isocheims — Plural form of isocheim.
- isomorphs — Plural form of isomorph.
- isorhythm — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- isotherms — Plural form of isotherm.
- jokesmith — (jocular) A person who devises jokes.
- jotunheim — the outer world, or realm of giants; Utgard.
- kagoshima — a seaport on S Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- limehouse — a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithotome — an instrument used in a lithotomy operation, to remove bladder stones
- lithotomy — surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- maggotish — Maggoty.
- mailcoach — a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail
- mailshots — Plural form of mailshot.
- malathion — an organic phosphate insecticide, C 10 H 19 O 6 S 2 P, of relatively low toxicity for mammals.
- mammonish — Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.
- marrowish — Similar to a marrow.
- masochism — Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.