9-letter words containing ist
- harmonist — a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
- hedonists — Plural form of hedonist.
- helistops — Plural form of helistop.
- hellenist — a person, especially in ancient times, adopting Greek speech, ideas, or customs.
- hemistich — the exact or approximate half of a stich, or poetic verse or line, especially as divided by a caesura or the like.
- herbalist — a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
- herborist — herbalist.
- hermetist — a believer in or expounder of hermetism
- heuristic — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hispanist — a specialist in the Spanish or Portuguese language or in Spanish or Latin-American literature or culture.
- histadrut — a labor federation in Israel, founded in 1920.
- histamine — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- histidine — an essential amino acid, C 3 H 3 N 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, that is a constituent of proteins and is important as the iron-binding site in hemoglobin. Symbol: H. Abbreviation: His;
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- histology — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- historian — an expert in history; authority on history.
- historied — abounding in notable history; having an illustrious past; storied: Italy is a richly historied land.
- histories — the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- historify — to make something part of history or to tell the history of something
- histotome — a microtome.
- hobbyists — Plural form of hobbyist.
- hollister — a town in W California.
- holliston — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- hubristic — excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
- humanists — Plural form of humanist.
- humorists — Plural form of humorist.
- humourist — (British) alternative spelling of humorist.
- hybridist — someone who hybridizes or cross-breeds (animals or plants)
- hybristic — hubris.
- hygienist — an expert in hygiene.
- hygristor — an electronic component the resistance of which varies with humidity
- hymnodist — the singing or the composition of hymns or sacred songs.
- hypaspist — a shield bearer, especially one of a special unit of light infantry in the Macedonian army.
- hypnotist — the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis.
- ideaistic — of ideas, especially in their abstract or symbolic character.
- idealists — Plural form of idealist.
- idyllists — Plural form of idyllist.
- imaginist — an imaginative person
- imagistic — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- inlisting — Present participle of inlist.
- insistent — earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent; pertinacious.
- insisting — to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
- intarsist — a person who creates in or practices intarsia.
- internist — a physician specializing in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, especially of adults.
- intimiste — relating to intimism
- intourist — a Russian agency that handles travel arrangements for foreign visitors to the former Soviet Union.
- iron fist — harsh rule
- istambuli — a native or inhabitant of Istanbul.
- isthmuses — Plural form of isthmus.
- jargonist — a user of jargon