10-letter words containing h, e, m, l, o
- helmswomen — Plural form of helmswoman.
- hematocele — hemorrhage into a cavity, as the cavity surrounding the testis.
- hematology — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemelytron — one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
- hemiglobin — methemoglobin.
- hemitropal — hemitropous
- hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- hemolysins — Plural form of hemolysin.
- 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.
- hemophilic — characteristic of or affected by hemophilia.
- hemophilus — a genus of rod-shaped, parasitic, hemophilic bacteria, certain species of which, as H. influenzae or H. suis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.
- hermosillo — a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- 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.
- hole model — (electronics) A model of semiconductor behaviour in which donors contribute a positive charge equal in magnitude to the charge of an electron, and acceptors contribute space for such a charge within the crystal lattice. The hole model was proposed well before electrons were discovered and described. Much of electronics, especially at the engineering level, continues to consider current as flowing from positive to negative.
- holoenzyme — an enzyme complete in both its apoenzyme and coenzyme components.
- holy moses — expressing surprise or shock
- home field — A sports team's home field is their own playing field, as opposed to that of other teams.
- home leave — holiday time for a person who works abroad, during which they can go home
- 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 ruler — an advocate of home rule.
- home sales — the sale of houses and flats; property sales
- home-alone — (esp of a young child) left in a house, flat, etc unattended
- home-built — built at home
- home-lover — a person who enjoys being at home and who is fond of their family
- homeliness — lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
- homeschool — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homiletics — the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- homocercal — having an equally divided tail, characteristic of adult modern bony fishes.
- homoleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having a single type of ligand.
- homologate — to approve; confirm or ratify.
- homologies — the state of being homologous; homologous relation or correspondence.
- homologise — Alt form homologize.
- homologize — to make or show to be homologous.
- homologues — Plural form of homologue.
- homolosine — (cartography) Being or employing a particular pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite projection used for world maps.
- homophiles — Plural form of homophile.
- homosexual — Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. sexually attracted to members of one's own sex: homosexual students.
- homostyled — (of a plant) having styles of the same form or length in all flowers.
- horse balm — a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers.
- horse clam — gaper.
- hotel limo — A hotel limo is a large and very comfortable car. Hotel limos usually have a driver and are hired to bring guests to and from the hotel.
- hotel room — room in a hotel
- humouredly — (only in combination with good, bad or ill) In the manner of a specified kind of humour. See good-humouredly, bad-humouredly, ill-humouredly.
- humourless — (British spelling, Canadian) alternative spelling of humorless.
- hylotheism — any philosophical doctrine identifying a god or gods with matter.
- hypodermal — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypomotile — Less than usually motile.
- isothermal — occurring at constant temperature.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb