9-letter words containing o, r, i, y
- eriophyid — a type of microscopic mite that causes plant damage
- erosivity — the ability to cause erosion
- erythroid — Of or relating to erythrocytes.
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- euthyroid — having a thyroid gland that functions normally
- expiatory — Of or pertaining to expiation.
- fair copy — a copy of a document made after final correction.
- fairyhood — a fairy nature or state: the fairyhood of Puck.
- fibrocyte — an inactive fibroblast
- fibrously — In a fibrous manner.
- floridity — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
- floristry — The art of creating flower arrangements.
- flourishy — containing flourishes; fancy; like a flourish in nature
- flowerily — In a flowery way.
- fogramity — a fogey or antiquated thing
- formality — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- formicary — an ant nest.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- forty-six — a cardinal number, 40 plus 6.
- frivolity — the quality or state of being frivolous: the frivolity of Mardi Gras.
- frog lily — a yellow water lily.
- furiosity — Lb obsolete furiousness; fury.
- furiously — full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
- gipsywort — a hairy Eurasian plant, Lycopus europaeus, having two-lipped white flowers with purple dots on the lower lip: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- gray iron — pig iron or cast iron having much of its carbon in the form of graphite and exhibiting a gray fracture.
- gregory i — Saint ("Gregory the Great") a.d. c540–604, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 590–604.
- gropingly — In a groping manner; blindly.
- grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
- growingly — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- gyrations — Plural form of gyration.
- gyropilot — automatic pilot.
- herbivory — The eating of plants, especially ones that are still living.
- heroicity — suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- hircosity — the quality of being like a goat
- historify — to make something part of history or to tell the history of something
- holidayer — vacationer.
- holy writ — the Scriptures.
- homiliary — a collection of homilies.
- honeybird — Any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.
- hooraying — Present participle of hooray.
- hornywink — a lapwing
- horribley — Misspelling of horribly.
- 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.