10-letter words containing h, a, e, m, o
- hemocyanin — a blue, copper-containing respiratory pigment in the plasma of many invertebrates.
- hemophilia — any of several X-linked genetic disorders, symptomatic chiefly in males, in which excessive bleeding occurs owing to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
- hemophobia — an abnormal fear of blood.
- hemorrhage — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- hemostasis — the stoppage of bleeding.
- hemostatic — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- hemothorax — (medicine) A condition resulting from accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity.
- henchwoman — Feminine of henchman.
- heptameron — A literary work whose action covers a period of seven days.
- herdswoman — The female equivalent of a herdsman.
- heteroatom — an atom other than carbon in the ring structure of a heterocyclic compound.
- heterogamy — heterogamous state.
- hexaemeron — the six days of the Creation.
- hexamerous — consisting of or divided into six parts.
- hexosamine — any hexose derivative in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group.
- hierograms — Plural form of hierogram.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- hippomanes — (formerly) a substance found on the forehead of a newborn foal or obtained from a mare in foal, thought to act as an aphrodisiac
- hobohemian — Of, or pertaining to, a hobohemia.
- hol hamoed — the period between the first and last two days of Passover or Sukkoth, consisting of four days during Passover and five days during Sukkoth and having less than full festival status.
- home brand — an item packaged and marketed under the brand name of a particular retailer, usually a large supermarket chain, rather than that of the manufacturer
- home guard — a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
- home leave — holiday time for a person who works abroad, during which they can go home
- home match — a match played on a team's home ground
- home plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
- home range — the area in which an animal normally lives.
- home sales — the sale of houses and flats; property sales
- home scrap — scrap steel reprocessed in the steel mill in which it was produced.
- home stand — a series of consecutive sports events, as baseball games, played in a team's own stadium.
- home state — the state where a person comes from, or where they live
- home-alone — (esp of a young child) left in a house, flat, etc unattended
- home-baked — baked at home; home-made
- homemakers — Plural form of homemaker.
- homemaking — the establishment or management of a home; duties of a homemaker.
- homeopathy — the method of treating disease by drugs, given in minute doses, that would produce in a healthy person symptoms similar to those of the disease (opposed to allopathy).
- homesteads — Plural form of homestead.
- homocercal — having an equally divided tail, characteristic of adult modern bony fishes.
- homoeopath — Alternative spelling of homeopath.
- homogenate — a mixture that has been homogenized.
- homologate — to approve; confirm or ratify.
- homopteran — homopterous.
- homosexual — Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. sexually attracted to members of one's own sex: homosexual students.
- hoover dam — official name of Boulder Dam.
- horse balm — a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers.
- horse clam — gaper.
- horsewoman — a woman who rides on horseback.
- house mark — a trademark that appears on and identifies all of a company's products.
- housemaids — Plural form of housemaid.
- housemaker — Homemaker.
- housemates — Plural form of housemate.