10-letter words containing h, i, l, o, c
- cytophilic — (of antibodies, etc) having an attraction or affinity to cells
- dichloride — a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- dichlorvos — an organophosphate insecticide used to control garden and household pests and to treat worm infections
- discophile — a person who studies and collects phonograph records, especially those of a rare or specialized nature.
- dishcloths — Plural form of dishcloth.
- dochmiacal — of or relating to dochmiac verse
- dolichurus — a dactylic hexameter characterized by a redundant syllable at the end
- echeloning — Present participle of echelon.
- endolithic — Within rock.
- ethnologic — Ethnological.
- euchlorine — an explosive gaseous mixture of chlorine and chlorine dioxide
- euphonical — (archaic) euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
- fluohydric — (chemistry) hydrofluoric.
- fly orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys insectifera, whose flowers resemble and attract certain wasps: found in wood margins and scrub on lime-rich soils
- foodaholic — a person having an excessive, often uncontrollable craving for food.
- gill pouch — branchial pouch.
- glochidium — glochid.
- gothically — In a gothic way.
- guilloches — Plural form of guilloche.
- gynophilic — Woman-loving.
- haemolytic — of or relating to the disintegration of red blood cells
- hagiologic — Synonym of hagiological.
- halcyonian — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- halobiotic — relating to habitation in the sea
- haloclines — Plural form of halocline.
- halophilic — any organism, as certain halobacteria and marine bacteria, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- harmonical — Alternative form of harmonic.
- hectokilo- — one hundred thousand; the factor 105
- hectoliter — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- hectolitre — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- helicoidal — coiled or curving like a spiral.
- helicopter — any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- hellacious — remarkable; astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.
- hemophilic — characteristic of or affected by hemophilia.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- highschool — a school attended after elementary school or junior high school and usually consisting of grades 9 or 10 through 12.
- histologic — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- holocarpic — (of a fungus) having the entire thallus converted into fruiting bodies.
- holodiscus — a genus of flowering deciduous shrubs of the family Rosaceae
- holophytic — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- holotropic — Oriented or moving towards wholeness.
- homiletics — the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- homocyclic — of or noting a cyclic compound having atoms of only one element, usually carbon, in the ring (contrasted with heterocyclic).
- homoleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having a single type of ligand.
- homophilic — (immunology) that reacts only with a specific antigen.