8-letter words containing o, h, r, i
- hydronic — of or relating to a heating system for a building in which the medium for carrying heat throughout the structure is circulating water, especially when the circulation is aided by a pump.
- hydropic — dropsical.
- hydroski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hyperion — Classical Mythology. a Titan, the father of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
- hyracoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the mammalian order Hyracoidea, which contains the hyraxes
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- ichorous — Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- in short — having little length; not long.
- inchworm — measuringworm.
- incroach — Archaic form of encroach.
- ingrowth — growth inward.
- inholder — An indweller, or anything indwelling; inhabitant; occupant.
- inkhorns — Plural form of inkhorn.
- inthrone — enthrone.
- iodophor — a complex of iodine and a surfactant that releases free iodine in solution, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
- iserlohn — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia,W Germany.
- ishiguro — Kazuo [kah-zoo-oh,, kaz-oo-oh] /ˈkɑ zuˌoʊ,, ˈkæz uˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1954, English novelist, born in Japan.
- isochore — Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- isochron — A line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isomorph — an organism that is isomorphic with another or others.
- isothere — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isotherm — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- jodhpuri — of or relating to Jodhpur or its inhabitants
- kohinoor — an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- korchnoi — Victor. 1931–2016, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976
- kuroshio — Japan Current.
- longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- lothario — (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- mahzorim — Plural form of mahzor.
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- micromho — one millionth of a mho or siemens
- misthrow — (transitive) To throw incorrectly.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- morphine — a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- morphing — Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment. Compare allomorph (def 2).
- morphism — (mathematics, formally) an arrow in a category.
- mouchoir — a handkerchief.
- mouthier — Comparative form of mouthy.
- neighbor — a person who lives near another.
- nephroid — kidney-shaped
- niarchos — Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- nichrome — An alloy of nickel with chromium (10 to 20 percent) and sometimes iron (up to 25 percent), used chiefly in high-temperature applications such as electrical heating elements.
- nonhairy — Not hairy.
- northing — northward movement or deviation.
- nosherei — food for snacking or noshing.
- ochidore — a crab, variously the shore crab (Carcinus Maenas), spider crab (esp of the family Maioidea), or swimming crab (esp of the family Portunidae)
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.