11-letter words containing h, e, m, o, s, t
- hematolysis — hemolysis.
- hemipterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hemiptera, an order of insects having forewings that are thickened and leathery at the base and membranous at the apex, comprising the true bugs.
- hemisection — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hemostatics — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- heptamerous — consisting of or divided into seven parts.
- heteroatoms — Plural form of heteroatom.
- heteroecism — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- home waters — territorial waters
- homeostases — Plural form of homeostasis.
- homeostasis — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homeostatic — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homeotherms — Plural form of homeotherm.
- homesteaded — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- homesteader — the owner or holder of a homestead.
- homestretch — the straight part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line. Compare backstretch.
- homogenates — Plural form of homogenate.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- homopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of insects closely related to the hemipterous insects (in some classifications a suborder of Hemiptera) but having membranous forewings and hind wings, including the aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, and scale insects.
- homozygotes — Plural form of homozygote.
- host number — (networking) The host part of an Internet address. The rest is the network number.
- housemaster — a man who is in charge of a house or a dormitory in a private school for boys.
- housemother — a woman in charge of a residence, especially for children, students, or young women, who acts as hostess, chaperon, and occasionally as housekeeper.
- hydrometers — Plural form of hydrometer.
- hygrometers — Plural form of hygrometer.
- hypsometers — Plural form of hypsometer.
- hypsometric — Of or relating to the use of the hypsometer; hypsographic.
- hysterotomy — the operation of cutting into the uterus, as in a Cesarean.
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- isogeotherm — an imaginary line connecting all points within the earth having the same mean temperature.
- lightsomely — (archaic) In a lightsome manner.
- lithotomies — Plural form of lithotomy.
- loathsomely — In a way that is loathsome.
- lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- medium shot — a camera shot in which the subject is in the middle distance, permitting some of the background to be seen. Compare closeup (def 2), long shot (def 3).
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- mesobenthos — flora and fauna living at the bottom of seas 182 to 914 metres deep
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mesothelial — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesothelium.
- mesothelium — epithelium of mesodermal origin, which lines the body cavities.
- mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
- mesothorium — one of two radioactive decay products of thorium, an isotope of radium or actinium.
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metanephros — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- methanogens — Plural form of methanogen.