8-letter words containing hy
- phylesis — evolutionary events that modify an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- phyllary — one of the bracts forming the involucre or the head or inflorescence of a composite plant.
- phyllite — a slaty rock, the cleavage planes of which have a luster imparted by minute scales of mica.
- phyllode — an expanded petiole resembling and having the function of a leaf, but without a true blade.
- phyllody — the abnormal transformation of a floral structure into a foliage leaf.
- phylloid — leaflike.
- phyllome — a leaf of a plant.
- physalia — a marine invertebrate, often confused with a jellyfish, that has a painful sting
- physeter — a member of the Physeter genus of creatures that includes the sperm whale
- physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- physico- — physical, physical and
- physiol. — physiological
- physique — physical or bodily structure, appearance, or development: the physique of an athlete.
- phytonic — of or relating to a phyton
- phytosis — a disease which is caused by a vegetable parasite, for example a fungus
- porphyry — a very hard rock, anciently quarried in Egypt, having a dark, purplish-red groundmass containing small crystals of feldspar.
- prophyll — one of two first leaves to appear on a lateral shoot, usually smaller than the leaves that follow
- rhyolite — a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
- rhythmic — cadenced; rhythmical.
- rohypnol — Rohypnol is a powerful drug that makes a person semi-conscious.
- rubbishy — full of rubbish: a rubbishy cellar.
- scratchy — causing or liable to cause a slight grating noise: a scratchy record.
- screechy — like or suggesting screeching.
- scrunchy — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- shymkent — a city in S Kazakhstan; a major railway junction. Pop: 469 000 (2005 est)
- sighyper — Special Interest Group on Hypertext and Multimedia of the SGML Users' Group.
- sphygmic — of or relating to the pulse.
- sphygmo- — indicating the pulse
- sphygmus — the pulse.
- spinachy — characteristic of spinach
- splotchy — marked or covered with splotches.
- squooshy — soft and squashy
- stealthy — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- stomachy — paunchy; having a prominent stomach.
- stretchy — having a tendency to stretch, especially excessively or unduly.
- subhyoid — Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
- sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
- synanthy — an abnormal fusion of two or more flowers
- synarchy — joint rule
- thearchy — the rule or government of God or of a god.
- thyatira — ancient name of Akhisar.
- thyestes — the brother of Atreus who unknowingly ate the flesh of his own sons when served to him by Atreus.
- thymosin — a hormone, produced by the thymus gland, that promotes the development of T cells from stem cells.
- thyrosis — any condition resulting from abnormal functioning of the thyroid gland.
- thyroxin — Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
- thyrsoid — having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.
- trachyte — a fine-grained volcanic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and one or more subordinate minerals, as hornblende or mica: the extrusive equivalent of syenite.
- triarchy — government by three persons.
- triethyl — containing three ethyl groups.