11-letter words containing h, i, s, e
- heliostatic — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
- heliotropes — Plural form of heliotrope.
- helispheric — spiral
- hell-raiser — a person who behaves in a rowdy, riotous manner, especially habitually.
- hellenistic — pertaining to Hellenists.
- hellishness — The property of being hellish.
- helminthics — Plural form of helminthic.
- helminthous — having intestinal worms
- helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
- hemanalysis — an analysis, especially of the chemical constituents, of the blood.
- hematemesis — The vomiting of blood.
- hematolysis — hemolysis.
- hemiacetals — Plural form of hemiacetal.
- hemianopsia — any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.
- hemihedrism — (crystallography) hemihedral crystallization.
- hemiparesis — partial paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
- hemipterans — Plural form of hemipteran.
- 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.
- hemisecting — Present participle of hemisect.
- hemisection — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hemispheres — Plural form of hemisphere.
- hemispheric — of or relating to a hemisphere.
- hemistichal — of or relating to a hemistich
- hemopoiesis — hematopoiesis.
- 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.
- hemostatics — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- hemstitched — Simple past tense and past participle of hemstitch.
- hemstitches — Plural form of hemstitch.
- hepatitis a — a normally minor form of hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood: usually transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food or water.
- hepatitis b — a form of hepatitis caused by a DNA virus (hepatitis B virus, or HBV) that persists in the blood, characterized by a long incubation period: usually transmitted by sexual contact or by injection or ingestion of infected blood or other bodily fluids.
- hepatitis c — a form of hepatitis with clinical effects similar to those of hepatitis B, caused by a blood-borne retrovirus (hepatitis C virus) that may be of the hepatitis non-A, non-B type.
- heptarchies — Plural form of heptarchy.
- heptarchist — A ruler of one division of a heptarchy.
- heptastichs — Plural form of heptastich.
- heracleides — ?390–?322 bc, Greek astronomer and philosopher: the first to state that the earth rotates on its axis
- herbivorous — feeding on plants.
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- heresiarchs — Plural form of heresiarch.
- heresiology — the study of heresies.
- heresthetic — a political strategy by which a person or group sets or manipulates the context and structure of a decision-making process in order to win or be more likely to win
- hermeticism — the body of ideas set forth in Hermetic writings.
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- heroin user — a person who regularly takes the drug heroin, who may or may not be addicted to it
- herpesvirus — a DNA-containing virus of the family Herpesviridae, certain members of which cause such diseases in humans as oral and genital herpes, infectious mononucleosis, chickenpox, and shingles.
- hesitations — Plural form of hesitation.
- hesperidium — the fruit of a citrus plant, as an orange.
- hesperornis — a toothed aquatic bird of the extinct genus Hesperornis, fossils of which are found in rocks of Cretaceous age in Kansas, having the rear legs modified for swimming and reaching a length of more than 4 feet (1.2 meters).
- hessian fly — a small fly, Phytophaga destructor, the larvae of which feed on the stems of wheat and other grasses.
- hetaerismic — of or relating to courtesans