13-letter words containing e, m, t, i
- hemagglutinin — A substance, such as a viral protein, that causes hemagglutination.
- hematogenesis — hematopoiesis.
- hematological — Hematologic.
- hematologists — Plural form of hematologist.
- hematopoiesis — the formation of blood.
- hematopoietic — the formation of blood.
- hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemicolectomy — (surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.
- hemimetabolic — (zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
- hemiparasitic — Semiparasitic.
- hemiterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C5 skeleton.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- hepatectomies — Plural form of hepatectomy.
- herd immunity — the immunity or resistance to a particular infection that occurs in a group of people or animals when a very high percentage of individuals have been vaccinated or previously exposed to the infection.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hermeneutical — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- hermit thrush — a North American thrush, Hylocichla guttata, noted for its complex and appealing song.
- hetero-sexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heterodimeric — (chemistry) produced from two similar but different monomers.
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- heteromorphic — Biology. dissimilar in shape, structure, or magnitude.
- heterostylism — the condition of being heterostyled
- heterothermic — Relating to, or exhibiting, heterothermy.
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hexamethonium — a compound, C 10 H 24 N 2 , used in the treatment of severe hypertension to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow by blocking transmission of nerve impulses that constrict blood vessels.
- hierogrammate — a writer of hierograms
- high old time — an enjoyable and exciting time
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- holometabolic — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism.
- home counties — The Home Counties are the counties which surround London.
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homiletically — In a homiletic fashion.
- homoepitaxial — (materials science) Having the same orientation.
- homoeroticism — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- homogeneities — Plural form of homogeneity.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- homoiothermal — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- homoiothermic — (of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundings; warm-blooded
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- hormic theory — a theory that holds all behavior to be purposive, whether conscious or unconscious.
- housemistress — A female teacher in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school.
- hybrid system — a way of working, organizing, or doing something that is composed of elements of two separate systems
- hydrated lime — a soft, white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, Ca(OH) 2 , obtained by the action of water on lime: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hyperimmunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
- hypermagnetic — (physics) Extremely magnetic.