11-letter words containing h, e, r, m, o
- germ theory — Pathology. the theory that infectious diseases are due to the agency of germs or microorganisms.
- germaphobia — Pathological fear of germs.
- germaphobic — Alternative form of germophobic.
- germophobic — Morbidly afraid of germs.
- gomphothere — Any of the extinct proboscideans of the family Gomphotheriidae, that lived in North America and Eurasia during the Miocene and Pliocene (12\u20141.6 million years ago), and latterly also in South America (around 3 million to 9100 years ago).
- gramophones — Plural form of gramophone.
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
- grangemouth — a port in Scotland, in Falkirk council area: now Scotland's second port, with oil refineries, shipyards, and chemical industries. Pop: 17 771 (2001)
- haemachrome — Hematin.
- haematocrit — Alternative spelling of hematocrit.
- haemochrome — a blood pigment, such as haemoglobin, that carries oxygen
- haemorrhage — (pathology) A heavy release of blood within or from a body.
- haemorrhoid — (UK) alternative spelling of hemorrhoid.
- haemothorax — Alternative form of hemothorax.
- half-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- hammer blow — a blow from a hammer
- hammer down — a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
- hammer pond — an artificial pond for maintaining a head of water at a water mill.
- hammercloth — a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage.
- hammerlocks — Plural form of hammerlock.
- hammerstone — an ancient stone tool used as a hammer, as for chipping flint, processing food, or breaking up bones.
- hardmouthed — of or relating to a horse not sensitive to the pressure of a bit.
- harmonizers — Plural form of harmonizer.
- hatemongers — Plural form of hatemonger.
- hebdomadary — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a church or monastery appointed for one week to sing the chapter Mass and lead in the recitation of the breviary.
- hectometers — Plural form of hectometer.
- heliochrome — a photograph that reproduces the natural colours of the subject
- heliochromy — the process and practice of producing a photograph that reproduces the natural colours of the subject
- heliometers — Plural form of heliometer.
- heliometric — Of or relating to the heliometer, or to heliometry.
- helmsperson — A helmsman or helmswoman.
- hematocryal — cold-blooded; poikilothermal.
- hemeprotein — (protein) Any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.
- hemeralopia — a condition of the eyes in which sight is normal in the night or in a dim light but is abnormally poor or wholly absent in the day or in a bright light.
- hemeralopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
- hemielytron — hemelytron.
- hemimorphic — (of a crystal) having the two ends of an axis unlike in their planes or modifications; lacking a center of symmetry.
- 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.
- hemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemeprotein.
- hemorrhaged — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- hemorrhages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hemorrhage.
- hemorrhagic — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- hemorrhoids — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)
- hemosiderin — a yellowish-brown protein containing iron, derived chiefly from hemoglobin and found in body tissue and phagocytes, especially as the result of disorders in iron metabolism and the breakdown of red blood cells.
- hemotherapy — therapy by means of blood, serum, or plasma transfusion.
- hemotrophic — the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
- heptamerous — consisting of or divided into seven parts.
- herald moth — a noctuid moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix, having brownish cryptically mottled forewings and plain dull hind wings. The adult hibernates and has a prolonged life
- hercogamous — (of flowers) incapable of self-fertilization
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)