9-letter words containing y, o, h, i
- hypnotoid — resembling or similar to hypnosis
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hypobasis — the lowermost distinctively treated part of a base.
- 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.
- hypogenic — formed beneath the earth's surface, as granite (opposed to epigene).
- hypomania — a mania of low intensity.
- hypomanic — Afflicted with a mild state of mania.
- hyponymic — Of or pertaining to hyponyms.
- hypoploid — having a chromosome number that is less than the diploid number.
- hypopneic — of or relating to hypopnoea
- 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.
- hypotaxis — dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.
- hypotonia — An abnormal loss of muscle tone.
- hypotonic — Physiology. (of tissue) having less than the normal tone.
- hypotrich — any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly on the ventral surface.
- hypoxemia — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- hypoxemic — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- hysteroid — resembling hysteria.
- ichnology — the branch of paleontology concerned with the study of fossilized tracks, trails, burrows, borings, or other trace fossils as evidence of the occurrence or behavior of the organisms that produced them.
- ichthyoid — Also, ichthyoidal. fishlike.
- idiopathy — a disease not preceded or occasioned by any known morbid condition.
- in theory — in principle
- inharmony — Lack of harmony.
- isochrony — the fact or state of occurrence at the same time; contemporaneity.
- isohydric — having the same acidity or hydrogen-ion concentration
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isorhythm — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- jockeyish — resembling a jockey
- joshingly — In a joshing manner; teasingly.
- koshigaya — a city in central Honshu, Japan, a Tokyo suburb.
- kuniyoshi — Yasuo [yah-soo-aw] /yɑˈsu ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, U.S. painter, born in Japan.
- lindy hop — Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- lithology — Geology. (loosely) petrology. the physical characteristics of a rock or stratigraphic unit.
- lithotomy — surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
- loutishly — In a loutish manner.
- lyophiled — (of blood, serum, tissue, etc) freeze-dried
- lyophilic — noting a colloid the particles of which have a strong affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyophobic — noting a colloid the particles of which have little or no affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- mobbishly — in a mobbish, chaotic or turbulent manner
- monkeyish — Like a monkey.
- moonishly — in a moonish manner
- moonshiny — (obsolete) moonlit; lit by moonlight.
- mycophile — A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi.
- mylohyoid — Also, mylohyoidean [mahy-loh-hahy-oi-dee-uh n] /ˌmaɪ loʊ haɪˈɔɪ di ən/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or situated near the lower molar teeth and the hyoid bone.
- myopathic — Pertaining to myopathy.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.