14-letter words containing e, o, t, h
- heterokaryotic — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
- heterolecithal — having an unequal distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- heterologously — In a heterologous manner.
- heteromorphism — The quality or condition of existing in various forms.
- heterophyllous — having different kinds of leaves on the same plant.
- heteroplasties — Plural form of heteroplasty.
- heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
- heterosexually — In a heterosexual way.
- heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
- heterospecific — belonging to a different species or group
- heterostrophic — (of a shell) twisting or turning in a different direction
- heterozygosity — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- hierogrammatic — of or relating to a hierogram
- hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
- histochemistry — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- historicalness — The quality of being historical.
- hit the bottle — a portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic.
- hither and yon — Hither and thither means in many different directions or places, and in a disorganized way. In American English, the expression hither and yon is sometimes used.
- hogging moment — a bending moment that produces convex bending at the supports of a continuously supported beam
- hold the field — to maintain one's position in the face of opposition
- hold the phone — not hang up
- holiday resort — self-contained vacation spot
- hollerith code — a system for coding data into punched cards, in which each horizontal row is assigned a different value, and letters, numbers, or special characters are encoded as combinations of these values in a vertical column.
- holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
- holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
- holter monitor — a portable electrocardiograph worn by a patient over an extended period of time to assess the effects on heart function of activities of daily living.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
- homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
- homogenization — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homomultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more identical polypeptide chains.
- honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
- horizontalness — The property of being horizontal.
- horn of plenty — cornucopia.
- horrorstricken — Alternative spelling of horror-stricken.
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- horse chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- horse-chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- horsetail tree — beefwood (def 1).
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hostile sexism — a theory that sexism toward women is multidimensional, one form (hostile sexism) reflecting negative views of women who challenge traditional gender roles, and the other form (benevolent sexism) reflecting positive views of women who conform to these roles.
- hot gospelling — aggressive evangelizing of religious belief
- hotel de ville — a city hall.
- hound's-tongue — any of various plants belonging to the genus Cynoglossum, of the borage family, especially C. officinale, having coarse, tongue-shaped leaves, dull purple flowers, and prickly nutlets.
- house of study — Beth Midrash.
- house-to-house — conducted from one house to the next: a house-to-house survey.
- household arts — activities such as sewing, cooking, etc, that are conducted in the running of a household