11-letter words containing e, r, i, o, s
- geosteering — Geosteering is the process of directing the drill bit to high-quality parts of the reservoir using petrophysical (=relating to the physical qualities of rock) data.
- geostrophic — of or relating to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force in the atmosphere.
- gerodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and aged persons.
- gestatorial — related to carrying
- ghost-write — If a book or other piece of writing is ghost-written, it is written by a writer for another person, for example a politician or sportsman, who then publishes it as his or her own work.
- ghostwriter — A person whose job it is to write material for someone else who is the named author.
- glumiferous — having glumes
- goniometers — Plural form of goniometer.
- gormandizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandize.
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- graniferous — bearing grain
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- green osier — a dogwood tree, Cornus alternifolia, of the eastern U.S., having clusters of small white flowers and dark-blue fruit.
- grind house — a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
- grind-house — a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
- grindstones — Plural form of grindstone.
- grossierete — grossness or coarseness
- grouchiness — The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
- growthiness — the quality of being growthy
- guaniferous — yielding guano
- gummiferous — producing gum
- guttiferous — relating to plants that produce gum or gum-like fluids
- gypsiferous — containing gypsum.
- hair stroke — a fine line in writing or printing.
- harbourside — An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc).
- harmonizers — Plural form of harmonizer.
- hectoliters — Plural form of hectoliter.
- helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
- helicospore — a coiled cylindrical fungal spore.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- heliometers — Plural form of heliometer.
- heliosphere — the region around the sun over which the effect of the solar wind extends.
- heliotropes — Plural form of heliotrope.
- helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
- hemipterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hemiptera, an order of insects having forewings that are thickened and leathery at the base and membranous at the apex, comprising the true bugs.
- hemorrhoids — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)
- hemosiderin — a yellowish-brown protein containing iron, derived chiefly from hemoglobin and found in body tissue and phagocytes, especially as the result of disorders in iron metabolism and the breakdown of red blood cells.
- herbivorous — feeding on plants.
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- heresiology — the study of heresies.
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- heroin user — a person who regularly takes the drug heroin, who may or may not be addicted to it
- hesperornis — a toothed aquatic bird of the extinct genus Hesperornis, fossils of which are found in rocks of Cretaceous age in Kansas, having the rear legs modified for swimming and reaching a length of more than 4 feet (1.2 meters).
- heteroecism — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- heterolysis — The dissolution of cells by lysins or enzymes from different species.
- heteroptics — incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.
- heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
- heterotaxis — abnormal or irregular arrangement, as of parts of the body, geological strata, etc.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.