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11-letter words containing d, i, c, h, o

  • ethanedioic — designating a type of acid
  • fish doctor — a scaleless, brightly colored eelpout, Gymnelis viridis, of Arctic waters.
  • frog orchid — any of several orchids having greenish flowers thought to resemble small frogs, esp Coeloglossum viride of calcareous turf
  • glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
  • godchildren — Plural form of godchild.
  • goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
  • goldschmidt — Richard Benedikt. 1878–1958, US geneticist, born in Germany. He advanced the theory that heredity is determined by the chemical configuration of the chromosome molecule rather than by the qualities of the individual genes
  • ground itch — a disease of the skin of the feet, caused by penetration of hookworm larvae, characterized by a blisterlike eruption and itching.
  • harmolodics — the technique of each musician in a group simultaneously improvising around the melodic and rhythmic patterns in a tune, rather than one musician improvising on its underlying harmonic pattern while the others play an accompaniment
  • harpsichord — a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th.
  • hash coding — (programming, algorithm)   (Or "hashing") A scheme for providing rapid access to data items which are distinguished by some key. Each data item to be stored is associated with a key, e.g. the name of a person. A hash function is applied to the item's key and the resulting hash value is used as an index to select one of a number of "hash buckets" in a hash table. The table contains pointers to the original items. If, when adding a new item, the hash table already has an entry at the indicated location then that entry's key must be compared with the given key to see if it is the same. If two items' keys hash to the same value (a "hash collision") then some alternative location is used (e.g. the next free location cyclically following the indicated one). For best performance, the table size and hash function must be tailored to the number of entries and range of keys to be used. The hash function usually depends on the table size so if the table needs to be enlarged it must usually be completely rebuilt. When you look up a name in the phone book (for example), you typically hash it by extracting its first letter; the hash buckets are the alphabetically ordered letter sections. See also: btree, checksum, CRC, pseudorandom number, random, random number, soundex.
  • head office — headquarters
  • hedonically — of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure: a hedonic thrill.
  • hemodynamic — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
  • hierodeacon — a monk who is also a deacon.
  • high comedy — comedy dealing with polite society, characterized by sophisticated, witty dialogue and an intricate plot.
  • hills cloud — a hypothetical dense, disc-shaped area within the Oort cloud
  • hippodromic — of or relating to a hippodrome
  • hod carrier — a mason's assistant whose work is to carry hods of materials to the mason.
  • homicidally — In a homicidal manner.
  • homodimeric — Of or pertaining to a homodimer.
  • hoodie crow — a subspecies of the carrion crow, Corvus corone cornix, that has a grey body and black head, wings, and tail
  • hornblendic — Of or pertaining to hornblende.
  • 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
  • hydnocarpic — of or relating to hydnocarpic acid
  • 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.
  • hydrometric — Concerning or applying hydrometry.
  • hydropathic — Relating to hydropathy.
  • hydrophilic — having a strong affinity for water.
  • 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.
  • hypoacidity — acidity in a lesser degree than is usual or normal, as of the gastric juice.
  • hypocycloid — a curve generated by the motion of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls internally, without slipping, on a given circle.
  • hypodermics — Plural form of hypodermic.
  • hypodynamic — diminished strength; adynamia.
  • ichthyoidal — Like a fish; ichthyoid.
  • ichthyopsid — relating to the class Ichthyopsida, which contains amphibians, fishes, and fish-like vertebrates
  • icosahedral — Of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron.
  • icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
  • ideographic — an ideogram.
  • idiographic — pertaining to or involving the study or explication of individual cases or events (opposed to nomothetic).
  • idiomorphic — Also, euhedral. (in a rock) noting or pertaining to a mineral constituent having its own characteristic outward crystalline form unaltered by the other constituents of the rock; automorphic.
  • in the cold — outside, exposed to cold weather
  • in the dock — the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
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