11-letter words containing h, e, s, i, t, a
- heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
- heterotaxis — abnormal or irregular arrangement, as of parts of the body, geological strata, etc.
- heuristical — Of or pertaining to heuristics.
- hexametrist — a person who writes in hexameters
- hexastichal — of or pertaining to a hexastich
- hexastichon — hexastich.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hierarchist — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- high-stakes — A high-stakes game or contest is one in which the people involved can gain or lose a great deal.
- hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
- hippeastrum — any plant of the South American amaryllidaceous genus Hippeastrum: cultivated for their large funnel-shaped typically red flowers
- hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- histaminase — an enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of histamine, used in treating allergies.
- historiated — (especially of initial letters on an illuminated manuscript) decorated with animals, flowers, or other designs that have a narrative or symbolic purpose.
- hitherwards — (archaic) Toward this place.
- 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.
- hospitalise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hospitalize.
- hospitalize — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- house-train — to housebreak.
- hyattsville — a city in central Maryland.
- hyperstatic — redundant (def 5b).
- hypesthesia — an abnormally weak sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch.
- hypohalites — Plural form of hypohalite.
- hypostasize — to assume the reality of (an idea, proposition, etc.); hypostatize.
- hypostatise — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypostatize — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hyposthenia — abnormal lack of strength; weakness.
- hysteresial — relating to the retardation of an effect following upon its cause
- idler shaft — a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox
- in the mass — in the main; collectively
- in the wars — (esp of a child) hurt or knocked about, esp as a result of quarrelling and fighting
- inexhausted — Not exhausted.
- inhabitress — a female inhabitant
- interparish — involving, or occurring between, two or more parishes
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- isolecithal — homolecithal.
- israelitish — of or relating to the Israelites; Hebrew.
- issacharite — a member of the tribe of Issachar.
- kinesthesia — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- knightheads — Plural form of knighthead.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- lanthanides — Plural form of lanthanide.
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- leatherfish — a filefish.