11-letter words containing a, y, o
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hydrothorax — the presence of serous fluid in one or both pleural cavities.
- hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.
- hydroxylate — to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).
- hydroxyurea — a synthetic compound, CH 4 N 2 O 2 , used in cancer therapy.
- hyetography — the study of the annual and geographical distribution of rainfall.
- hygrographs — Plural form of hygrograph.
- hylopathism — the theory that understands matter as conscious or receptive to feeling
- hylopathist — an adherent of hylopathism
- hylophagous — xylophagous (def 1).
- hymenoptera — hymenopteran.
- hymnography — the craft of hymn composition
- hyoplastral — of or relating to hyoplastra
- hyoscyamine — a poisonous alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from henbane and other solanaceous plants, used as a sedative, analgesic, mydriatic, and antispasmodic.
- hyperboreal — Hyperborean.
- hyperborean — Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
- hypercholia — abnormally large secretion of bile.
- hyperdorian — of or related to the mode above the Dorian mode in ancient Greek music
- hypernormal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- hyperorexia — compulsive overeating
- hyperovaria — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hyperoxemia — abnormal acidity of the blood.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hyphenation — to join by a hyphen.
- hypnopaedia — Teaching (or learning) by subconscious means.
- hypnophobia — An abnormal fear of falling asleep.
- hypoacidity — acidity in a lesser degree than is usual or normal, as of the gastric juice.
- hypoaeolian — of a specific mode of church music
- hypoblastic — Of, or relating to the hypoblast.
- hypocaloric — That is low in dietary calories.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypochromia — an anemic condition due to a deficiency of hemoglobin in the red blood cells.
- hypodynamia — diminished strength; adynamia.
- hypodynamic — diminished strength; adynamia.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypoglossal — situated under the tongue.
- hypogravity — The presence of an apparently decreased gravitational field (such as in an aircraft following a parabolic path).
- hypohalites — Plural form of hypohalite.
- hypoid gear — a gear resembling a bevel gear in form but designed to mesh with a similar gear in such a way that their axes would not intersect, one axis crossing over the other at approximately a right angle.
- hypokalemia — an abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood.
- hypokalemic — Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hypokinesia — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypopharynx — Entomology. a tonguelike lobe on the floor of the mouth in many insects.
- hypophyseal — Alternative spelling of hypophysial.
- hypophysial — pituitary gland.
- hypoplastic — Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
- hypospadias — (medicine) A birth defect of the male urethra that involves an abnormally placed urinary meatus.
- hypostasize — to assume the reality of (an idea, proposition, etc.); hypostatize.
- hypostatise — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypostatize — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.