14-letter words containing h, e, m, l, o
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemipelvectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.
- hemlock looper — the larva of a geometrid moth, Lambdina fiscellaria, common in some areas of North America and a serious pest of various trees, as hemlock, Douglas fir, balsam spruce, and oak.
- hemoflagellate — a flagellate protozoan, especially of the genera Trypanosoma and Leishmania, that is parasitic in the blood.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
- hero's welcome — a very enthusiastic reception from a group of people who show their admiration for something good that you have done
- hobbledehoydom — the condition of being a hobbledehoy
- holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
- holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
- holter monitor — a portable electrocardiograph worn by a patient over an extended period of time to assess the effects on heart function of activities of daily living.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- home schooling — Home schooling is the practice of educating your child at home rather than in a school.
- homeric simile — a simile developed over several lines of verse, especially one used in an epic poem.
- homomultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more identical polypeptide chains.
- honeydew melon — a variety of the winter melon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a smooth, pale-green rind and sweet, juicy, light-green flesh.
- hopfield model — Hopfield network
- horse mackerel — bluefin tuna.
- hostile sexism — a theory that sexism toward women is multidimensional, one form (hostile sexism) reflecting negative views of women who challenge traditional gender roles, and the other form (benevolent sexism) reflecting positive views of women who conform to these roles.
- household name — a person or thing that is very well known
- humourlessness — Alternative spelling of humorlessness.
- hydrothermally — By hydrothermal means.
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypersomnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- immethodically — Unmethodically.
- immunochemical — Pertaining to immunochemistry.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- larmor theorem — the theorem that an electron subjected only to the force exerted by the nucleus about which it is moving will undergo Larmor precession but no other change in motion when placed in a magnetic field.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- leucocythaemia — leukaemia
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
- longshorewoman — a woman employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- loophole frame — a frame in the opening of a wall enclosing a window and some other opening.
- lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
- lower the boom — Nautical. any of various more or less horizontal spars or poles for extending the feet of sails, especially fore-and-aft sails, for handling cargo, suspending mooring lines alongside a vessel, pushing a vessel away from wharves, etc.
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- maitre d'hotel — a headwaiter.
- major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
- make a hole in — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas