9-letter words containing o, h, r, i
- dehorning — Present participle of dehorn.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diarrhoea — If someone has diarrhoea, a lot of liquid faeces comes out of their body because they are ill.
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dichroism — a property of a uniaxial crystal, such as tourmaline, of showing a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along two different axes in transmitted white light
- dichroite — cordierite.
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- dichromic — of or involving only two colours; dichromatic
- dihydroxy — (of a molecule) containing two hydroxyl groups.
- dimorphic — having two forms.
- dinothere — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- dirhinous — having paired nostrils.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- dishonors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishonor.
- dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- dishumour — to upset or offend
- disthrone — (obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
- ditrochee — a form of poetic meter in which two trochees constitute one metrical unit.
- dolichuri — poetic term
- donorship — a person who gives or donates.
- doughtier — Comparative form of doughty.
- dowitcher — any of several long-billed, snipelike shore birds of North America and Asia, especially Limnodromus griseus.
- downright — thorough; absolute; out-and-out: a downright falsehood.
- dragonish — Having the characteristics of a dragon.
- drillhole — a hole drilled in the ground, usually for exploratory purposes
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- drop-ship — to ship (goods) as a drop shipment: The books will be drop-shipped by the publisher to your home.
- droplight — an electric or gas lamp suspended from the ceiling or wall by a flexible cord or tube.
- droshkies — Plural form of droshky.
- dynorphin — (biochemistry) Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- echiuroid — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Echiuroidea, found in sand and mud of tropical and subtropical seas, having at the mouth a ciliated, often elongated prostomium.
- echovirus — any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
- eidograph — a type of pantograph that was invented by the Scottish mathematician William Wallace in 1821 and which was more accurate than other pantographs
- either-or — presenting an unavoidable need to choose between two alternatives
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- endorheic — (of a lake or basin) Internally drained; having no outlet.
- endorphin — Any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides that activate the body’s opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect.
- eriophyid — a type of microscopic mite that causes plant damage
- erythroid — Of or relating to erythrocytes.
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- euchloric — relating to euchlorine
- euphorbia — A plant of a genus that comprises the spurges.
- europhile — One who loves Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- euthyroid — having a thyroid gland that functions normally
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- exhibitor — A person who displays works of art or other items of interest at an exhibition.
- exhorting — Present participle of exhort.
- exophoria — (ophthalmology) A form of heterophoria in which there is a tendency of the eyes to deviate outward.