11-letter words containing c, h, e, m, o
- hematologic — Of or relating to hematology.
- hemeralopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
- hemianoptic — suffering from hemiopia, blind in half the field of vision
- hemimorphic — (of a crystal) having the two ends of an axis unlike in their planes or modifications; lacking a center of symmetry.
- hemisection — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hemodynamic — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hemophiliac — Also, hemophile. a person having hemophilia.
- hemopoietic — hematopoiesis.
- hemorrhagic — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- hemostatics — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- hemotrophic — the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
- hepatectomy — excision of part of the liver.
- hercogamous — (of flowers) incapable of self-fertilization
- heroic poem — a poem written in an epic style using lines of iambic pentameter.
- heteroecism — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- high comedy — comedy dealing with polite society, characterized by sophisticated, witty dialogue and an intricate plot.
- high-income — of or relating to those with a larger income than the average.
- home center — a large store that specializes in a wide range of materials and supplies for home improvements or repairs.
- home office — the main office of a company.
- home screen — television.
- home-school — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homecomings — Plural form of homecoming.
- homeopathic — of, relating to, or according to the principles of homeopathy.
- homeostatic — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homeschools — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homeschool.
- homestretch — the straight part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line. Compare backstretch.
- homewrecker — One who is blamed for the breakup of a marriage or family, such as an adulterous partner.
- homiletical — Of or relating to familiar intercourse; social; companionable.
- homocentric — having a common center; concentric.
- homodimeric — Of or pertaining to a homodimer.
- homogametic — producing only one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosomes.
- homogenetic — pertaining to or characterized by homogenesis.
- homonuclear — a homonuclear molecule is composed of atoms of the same element or isotope and all of its nuclei are alike
- homothermic — (biology) warm-blooded.
- honeycombed — Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
- house music — an up-tempo style of disco music characterized by deep bass rhythms, piano or synthesizer melodies, and soul-music singing, sometimes with elements of rap music.
- humectation — A moistening.
- hydromancer — One who practices hydromancy.
- hydrometric — Concerning or applying hydrometry.
- hygrometric — of or relating to the hygrometer or hygrometry.
- 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.
- hypodermics — Plural form of hypodermic.
- hypokalemic — Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hypothecium — the layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the hymenium of an apothecium.
- hypothermic — Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
- hypovolemic — Of, pertaining to, or characterized by low volume of blood in the circulatory system; as hypovolemic shock.
- hypsometric — Of or relating to the use of the hypsometer; hypsographic.
- ion chamber — an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation, consisting of a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure and fitted with two electrodes such that the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas.
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.