13-letter words containing h, a, e, m
- hemimetabolic — (zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
- hemiparasitic — Semiparasitic.
- hemispherical — having the form of a hemisphere.
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- hemp agrimony — a European composite plant, Eupatorium cannabinum, having dull purplish flowers.
- hepatectomies — Plural form of hepatectomy.
- herbal remedy — a medical treatment made with herbs
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hermaphrodism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodyte — (archaic) alternative spelling of hermaphrodite.
- hermeneutical — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- hermosa beach — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- heterogametes — Plural form of heterogamete.
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- heterothermal — having a different or varying temperature
- 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.
- hexamethylene — cyclohexane.
- hierogrammate — a writer of hierograms
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- holometabolic — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism.
- holy mackerel — astonishment
- home assembly — assembly at home of something supplied in pieces
- home invasion — an act or instance of entering an occupied residence with the intent to commit a burglary or other crime.
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homestead act — a special act of Congress (1862) that made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment, usually in lots of 160 acres, to be used as farms.
- homestead law — any law exempting homesteads from seizure or sale for debt.
- homiletically — In a homiletic fashion.
- homoepitaxial — (materials science) Having the same orientation.
- 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).
- homologoumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- honey stomach — the crop of an ant, bee, or other hymenopterous insect, serving as a reservoir for honeydew and nectar, especially the enlarged crop of a honeybee in which nectar is acted on by enzymes to form honey.
- hotel manager — sb who runs a hotel
- hothouse lamb — a lamb born in the fall or early winter, usually reared indoors, specially fed, and marketed when from 9 to 16 weeks of age.
- house manager — a business manager responsible for managing a theater and its staff.
- house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- humped cattle — any of several breeds of domestic cattle developed from the Indian species Bos indicus and characterized by a hump of fat and muscle over the shoulders.
- 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.