11-letter words containing d, h, i
- horn-rimmed — having the frames or rims made of horn or tortoise shell, or plastic that simulates either of these: horn-rimmed glasses.
- hornblendic — Of or pertaining to hornblende.
- horse rider — a person riding a horse
- horseradish — a cultivated plant, Armoracia rusticana, of the mustard family, having small, white flowers.
- horseriders — Plural form of horserider.
- hostile bid — A hostile takeover bid is one that is opposed by the company that is being bid for.
- hot-desking — the practice of not assigning permanent desks in a workplace, so that employees may work at any available desk
- hot-dogging — to perform unusual or very intricate maneuvers in a sport, especially surfing or skiing.
- howe, denis — Denis Howe
- hudibrastic — of, relating to, or resembling the style of Samuel Butler's Hudibras (published 1663–78), a mock-heroic poem written in tetrameter couplets.
- hull girder — the theoretical box girder formed by the continuous longitudinal members of the hull of a ship, providing resistance to hogging and sagging.
- humidifiers — Plural form of humidifier.
- humidifying — Present participle of humidify.
- humidistats — Plural form of humidistat.
- hummingbird — a very small nectar-sipping New World bird of the family Trochilidae, characterized by the brilliant, iridescent plumage of the male, a slender bill, and narrow wings, the extremely rapid beating of which produces a humming sound: noted for their ability to hover and to fly upward, downward, and backward in a horizontal position.
- humperdinck — Engelbert [eng-uh l-bert;; English eng-guh l-burt] /ˈɛŋ əlˌbɛrt;; English ˈɛŋ gəlˌbɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1854–1921, German composer.
- hurriedness — The state of being hurried.
- husbandlike — resembling a husband
- hybrid bill — (in Parliament) a public bill to which the standing orders for private business apply; a bill having a general application as well as affecting certain private interests
- hybrid chip — an integrated circuit that comprises both diffused active devices and thin-film components.
- hybrid corn — a crossbred corn, especially the grain of corn developed by hybridization of repeatedly self-pollinated, and therefore genetically pure, varieties.
- hybrid rock — an igneous rock formed by molten magma incorporating pre-existing rock through which it passes
- hybridizing — Present participle of hybridize.
- hydnocarpic — of or relating to hydnocarpic acid
- hydralazine — a white crystalline powder, C 8 H 8 N 4 , that dilates blood vessels and is used in the treatment of hypertension.
- hydrargyria — mercurialism.
- hydrobromic — of or derived from hydrobromic acid.
- hydrochoric — of or relating to dispersing seeds through water or to a hydrochore
- hydrocyanic — of or derived from hydrocyanic acid.
- hydrogenize — hydrogenate.
- hydrologist — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolyzing — Present participle of hydrolyze.
- hydrometric — Concerning or applying hydrometry.
- hydronation — (chemistry) The formation of a complex with hydrogen.
- hydropathic — Relating to hydropathy.
- hydrophilic — having a strong affinity for water.
- hydrophobia — rabies.
- hydrophobic — of or relating to hydrophobia.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hydrotropic — Biology. turning or tending in a particular direction with reference to moisture.
- hydroxonium — (chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O+; hydronium.
- hydroxyzine — an antihistaminic compound, C 21 H 27 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergy, nausea, and anxiety.
- hyperboloid — a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x 2 / a 2 + y 2 / b 2 − z 2 / c 2 = 1.
- hyperdorian — of or related to the mode above the Dorian mode in ancient Greek music
- hyperlinked — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink.
- hyperlydian — relating to the highest scale or mode in ancient Greek music
- hyphopodium — (in a fungus) a specialized hyphal branch, composed of one or two usually lobed cells, serving for attachment and for the absorption of food.
- hypnopaedia — Teaching (or learning) by subconscious means.