10-letter words containing h, i, e, r, a
- hemikaryon — a haploid nucleus.
- hemipteral — of or relating to a hemipterous insect
- hemipteran — hemipterous.
- hemitropal — hemitropous
- heparinize — Add heparin to (blood or a container about to be filled with blood) to prevent it from coagulating.
- heraclidae — a drama (429? b.c.) by Euripides.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- herakleion — a seaport in N Crete.
- heraldship — the office or position of a herald
- herb paris — a European plant, Paris quadrifolia, of the lily family, formerly used in medicine.
- herbalists — Plural form of herbalist.
- herbariums — Plural form of herbarium.
- herbicidal — Of, or relating to herbicides.
- hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- heresiarch — a leader in heresy; the leader of a heretical sect.
- heresimach — a person engaged in combating heresy and heretics.
- hereticate — to declare as heresy or as a heretic
- heriotable — liable for the payment of a heriot
- hermatypic — reef-building coral.
- hermetical — made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- hermitical — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- herniation — to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- heroic age — one of the five periods in human history, when, according to Hesiod, gods and demigods performed heroic and glorious deeds.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- herpangina — an infectious disease, especially of children, characterized by a sudden occurrence of fever, loss of appetite, and throat ulcerations, caused by a Coxsackie virus.
- hesitatory — Hesitating.
- hexahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) hexahydroxy.
- hexandrian — (of a plant) having six stamens
- hibernacle — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hibernated — Simple past tense and past participle of hibernate.
- hibernates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate.
- hibernator — Something that hibernates.
- hierarchal — a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- hierarchic — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
- hieratical — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- hierocracy — rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
- hierograms — Plural form of hierogram.
- hierograph — sacred writing or characters
- hierolatry — worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- hierophant — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- hierophany — A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.
- high water — water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.
- high-grade — of excellent or superior quality.
- higher law — an ethical or religious principle considered as taking precedence over the laws of society, and to which one may appeal in order to justify disobedience to a constitution or enacted law with which it conflicts.
- highjacker — a person who hijacks.
- highlander — a Gael inhabiting the Highlands of Scotland.
- hilarities — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hildebrand — Saint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.