9-letter words containing o, h, r, i
- horsemint — a wild mint, Mentha longifolia, introduced into America from Europe, having spikes of lilac flowers.
- horseshit — nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- horsewhip — a whip for controlling horses.
- horsiness — The quality of being, or resembling, a horse.
- hortation — The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation.
- hortative — hortatory.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- hoteliers — Plural form of hotelier.
- housegirl — A young woman employed to do housework.
- howitzers — Plural form of howitzer.
- humorists — Plural form of humorist.
- humouring — humor.
- humourist — (British) alternative spelling of humorist.
- hurricano — (obsolete) A waterspout; a hurricane.
- 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.
- hybridous — of or relating to a hybrid
- 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.
- hydrazoic — noting or pertaining to hydrazoic acid; triazoic.
- hydriodic — of or derived from hydriodic acid.
- hydro-ski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hydrofoil — Naval Architecture. a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface.
- hydrolize — (intransitive) To undergo hydrolization.
- hydronium — (inorganic chemistry) the hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+.
- hydroptic — (formerly) edema.
- hydroxide — a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group.
- hygristor — an electronic component the resistance of which varies with humidity
- hygrodeik — A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
- hyperopia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hyperopic — Farsighted; of, having, or pertaining to hyperopia.
- hyperoxia — (pathology) A condition caused by an excess of oxygen in tissues and organs.
- hyperoxic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperoxia.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- hypocrite — a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
- hyporheic — Denoting an area or ecosystem beneath the bed of a river or stream that is saturated with water and that supports invertebrate fauna which play a role in the larger ecosystem.
- hypotrich — any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly on the ventral surface.
- hysteroid — resembling hysteria.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- ill humor — a disagreeable or surly mood.
- in chorus — Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- in theory — in principle
- inchworms — Plural form of inchworm.
- ingrowths — Plural form of ingrowth.
- inhabitor — One who inhabits.
- inhalator — an apparatus designed to mix carbon dioxide and oxygen, especially for use in artificial respiration.
- inharmony — Lack of harmony.
- inheritor — a person who inherits; heir.