10-letter words containing h, e, l, i, o
- hylotheist — an adherent of hylotheism
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hypergolic — (especially of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.
- hyperploid — having a chromosome number that is greater than but not a multiple of the diploid number.
- hypohalite — (chemistry) any salt of a hypohalous acid, having a general formula M(OX)n.
- hypomotile — Less than usually motile.
- iconophile — a connoisseur of icons or images.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- indophenol — a quinonimine derivative that is the parent substance of the blue and green indophenol dyes.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isohalines — a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- isothermal — occurring at constant temperature.
- italophile — a person who admires Italian customs, traditions, etc.
- kenilworth — a town in central Warwickshire, in central England, SE of Birmingham.
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.
- lalochezia — (rare) The use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
- lemon fish — the cobia.
- leontovich — Eugenie Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin/ (Show IPA), 1900–1993, U.S. actress, director, and playwright, born in Russia.
- lherzolite — a peridotite consisting mainly of olivine, with orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene
- lich stone — a large stone on which to rest a coffin momentarily at the entrance to a cemetery.
- lienholder — a person who has a lien on particular property.
- life coach — a person who advises clients on how to solve their problems and reach their goals in life: A life coach can help you make the right decisions in your career.
- lighthouse — a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc.
- likelihood — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
- limitrophe — (of a country or region) on or near a frontier
- lipochrome — any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.
- lithomarge — kaolin in compact, massive, usually impure form.
- lithophane — a transparency made of thin porcelain or bone china having an intaglio design.
- lithophile — (of a chemical element) concentrated in the earth's crust, rather than in the core or mantle.
- lithophone — a Chinese stone chime consisting of 16 stone slabs hung in two rows and struck with a hammer.
- lithophyte — Zoology. a polyp with a hard or stony structure, as a coral.
- lithotrite — an instrument for performing lithotrity.
- livelihood — a means of supporting one's existence, especially financially or vocationally; living: to earn a livelihood as a tenant farmer.
- livelyhood — Misspelling of livelihood.
- lockshield — (attributive) A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.
- logorrheic — pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
- longhaired — Having long hair.
- loudhailer — (British) A megaphone or bullhorn.
- louis heel — a French heel of medium height, flared out or widened at the base, used on women's shoes.
- love child — a child born out of wedlock.
- lye hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- lyophilise — Alternative spelling of lyophilize.
- lyophilize — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- mesolithic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a transitional period of the Stone Age intermediate between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic periods, characterized by adaptation to a hunting, collecting, and fishing economy based on the use of forest, lakeside, and seashore environments; Epipaleolithic.
- mesolonghi — Missolonghi.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.