7-letter words containing y, a, h
- hydrase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the addition of a water molecule into a compound without causing hydrolysis.
- hydrate — 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.
- hygieia — the ancient Greek goddess of health.
- hygroma — a swelling in the soft tissue that occurs over a joint, usually caused by repeated injury
- hymenal — Of, or pertaining to, the hymen.
- hymnals — Plural form of hymnal.
- hymnary — a hymnal.
- hypatia — a.d. c370–415, Greek philosopher renowned for her beauty.
- hypeman — Alternative spelling of hype man.
- hyphema — hemorrhage in the anterior chamber of the eye, usually caused by trauma.
- hypogea — Ancient Architecture. the underground part of a building, as a vault.
- hypoxia — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- hypural — relating to the bones of the area below the tail of fish
- hyraxes — Plural form of hyrax.
- iaysdah — (chat) I acknowledge your strangely depressing attempt at humour.
- kathryn — a feminine name
- khadafy — Muammar (Muhammad) al- or el- [moo-ah-mahr,, al,, el] /muˈɑ mɑr,, æl,, ɛl/ (Show IPA), Qadhafi.
- khayyam — Omar, Omar Khayyám.
- kyathos — a deep bowl set on a foot, often having a high voluted or serpentine handle rising from the brim and terminating immediately above the juncture of the body and the stem: used for ladling wine into drinking cups.
- kythera — Cythera
- ladyish — Characteristic of a lady.
- lathery — consisting of, covered with, or capable of producing lather.
- lazyish — Somewhat lazy.
- lehayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- letchya — Alt form letcha.
- lichway — a path used to carry a coffin into a church or to burial
- loathly — reluctantly; unwillingly.
- lymphad — an ancient rowing boat with one mast
- malachy — Saint. 1094–1148, Irish prelate; he became Archbishop of Armagh (1132) and founded (1142) the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. Feast day: Nov 3
- mauchly — John William, 1907–80, U.S. physicist and coinventor of the ENIAC, the first electronic computer 1946.
- maybush — a flowering shrub, Crataegus monogyna, that is native to Europe, northwestern Africa and western Asia, and that produces small white flowers
- mayfish — striped killifish.
- mayhaps — Maybe, perhaps, possibly, perchance.
- mayhems — Plural form of mayhem.
- nasmyth — James. 1808–90, British engineer; inventor of the steam hammer (1839)
- naughty — improper, tasteless, indecorous, or indecent: a naughty word.
- nylghai — nilgai.
- nylghau — nilgai.
- nymphae — Anatomy. one of the inner labia of the vulva.
- nymphal — Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
- onychia — inflammation of the matrix of the nail.
- pathway — a path, course, route, or way.
- paunchy — having a large and protruding belly; potbellied: a paunchy middle-aged man.
- pharynx — the tube or cavity, with its surrounding membrane and muscles, that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus.
- phratry — a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe.
- phrygia — an ancient country in central and NW Asia Minor.
- phytane — a hydrocarbon found in some fossilized plant remains
- phytate — a salt or ester of phytic acid, occurring in plants, especially cereal grains, capable of forming insoluble complexes with calcium, zinc, iron, and other nutrients and interfering with their absorption by the body.
- preachy — tediously or pretentiously didactic.
- pytheas — 4th century bc, Greek navigator. He was the first Greek to visit and describe the coasts of Spain, France, and the British Isles and may have reached Iceland