9-letter words containing t, h, y, o
- throwaway — made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
- thylakoid — a flattened sac or vesicle lined with a pigmented membrane that is the site of photosynthesis, in plants and algae occurring in interconnected stacks constituting a granum of the chloroplast, and in other photosynthesizing organisms occurring either singly or as part of the cell membrane or other structure.
- thymocyte — a cell that develops in the thymus and is the precursor of T cells.
- thyratron — a gas-filled, hot-cathode tube in which one or more control electrodes initiate, but do not limit and cannot interrupt, the flow of electrons.
- thyristor — a semiconductor device having two stable states, used as an electronic switch.
- thyroidal — of or relating to the thyroid gland
- thyrotome — an instrument for cutting the thyroid cartilage.
- thyrotomy — incision or splitting of the thyroid cartilage; laryngotomy.
- thyroxine — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- tomboyish — an energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose behavior and pursuits, especially in games and sports, are considered more typical of boys than of girls.
- top-heavy — having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too great weight above.
- tough guy — man: macho, aggressive
- toxophily — a devotee of archery; archer.
- toyohashi — a seaport on S Honshu, in central Japan.
- traycloth — a small cloth or piece of table linen used to cover or fit into a tray used for carrying
- tynemouth — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.
- typhlosis — blindness.
- typhoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- typhoidin — a culture of dead typhoid bacilli used by cutaneous inoculation to detect the presence of a typhoid infection.
- typhonian — of or relating to Typhon
- typograph — a machine for creating indentations of characters upon a sheet of metal from which prints can be made
- unghostly — not resembling a ghost
- whiteboys — a secret agrarian peasant organization, active in Ireland during the early 1760s, whose members wore white shirts for recognition on their night raids to destroy crops, barns, and other property in redressing grievances against landlords and protesting the paying of tithes.
- xanthoxyl — a Brazilian plant of the rue family (Rutaceae)
- xerophyte — a plant adapted for growth under dry conditions.
- yoshihito — 1879–1926, emperor of Japan 1912–26 (son of Mutsuhito).
- youngthly — youthful, pertaining to youth
- youthhood — youth, the state of being young
- youthless — the condition of being young.
- youthsome — (archaic) youthful.
- zakynthos — Greek name of Zante.
- zoophytes — Plural form of zoophyte.
- zootechny — the science of breeding animals
- zootrophy — the nourishment of animals
- zygophyte — a plant that reproduces by means of zygospores.
- zymophyte — (biochemistry) A fermentation produced by bacteria, yeasts or similar micro-organisms.