11-letter words containing h, a, y, c, o
- heterocarpy — the production of more than one kind of fruit in one plant.
- hoary cress — a perennial Mediterranean plant, Cardaria (or Lepidium) draba, with small white flowers: a widespread troublesome weed: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- homicidally — In a homicidal manner.
- homoallylic — (organic chemistry) Containing a homoallyl radical.
- homotypical — (biology) homotypal.
- horny coral — a gorgonian.
- hydnocarpic — of or relating to hydnocarpic acid
- hydrocarbon — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
- hydrocorals — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrocyanic — of or derived from hydrocyanic acid.
- hydromancer — One who practices hydromancy.
- hydropathic — Relating to hydropathy.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hyoscyamine — a poisonous alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from henbane and other solanaceous plants, used as a sedative, analgesic, mydriatic, and antispasmodic.
- hypercholia — abnormally large secretion of bile.
- hypoacidity — acidity in a lesser degree than is usual or normal, as of the gastric juice.
- hypoblastic — Of, or relating to the hypoblast.
- hypocaloric — That is low in dietary calories.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypochromia — an anemic condition due to a deficiency of hemoglobin in the red blood cells.
- hypodynamic — diminished strength; adynamia.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypokalemic — Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hypoplastic — Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
- hypothecary — of or relating to a hypothec.
- hypothecate — to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
- ichnography — the art of drawing a ground plan or layout of a building.
- ichthyoidal — Like a fish; ichthyoid.
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- iconography — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
- johnny cake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- johnny-cake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- lachrymator — a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macrography — examination or study of an object with the naked eye (opposed to micrography).
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrophytic — Relating to macrophytes.
- malacophily — pollination of plants by snails
- micrography — the description or delineation of microscopic objects.
- mycophagist — a fungus-eating organism.