12-letter words containing h, o, a
- hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- hypoesthesia — an abnormally weak sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypognathous — having the lower jaw or mandible longer than the upper.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- hypokalaemia — Alternative form of hypokalemia.
- hypomyotonia — abnormally diminished muscular tone.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hypophrygian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the fourth of the eight scales
- hypoplastron — the third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles
- hypostasised — to assume the reality of (an idea, proposition, etc.); hypostatize.
- hypostatised — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypostatize.
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric acid
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- hypothecated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypothecate.
- hypothecator — to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
- hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hypovolaemia — Alternative form of hypovolemia.
- hypoxanthine — a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- iambographer — a person who writes iambs
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- ibizan hound — one of a breed of medium-sized, tall, swift hunting hounds with a short, usually red and white coat, bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt but today found chiefly in the Balearic Islands and other areas of Spain.
- ichthyocolla — a fish glue or gelatine used as food or medicine
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- ichthyolatry — The worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols.
- ichthyophagy — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- iconographic — of or relating to iconography.
- iconomachist — a person who campaigns against the use of icons in religious worship
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- in behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in hot water — If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
- in mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- inchoateness — The quality of being inchoate.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- inhabitation — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- inhalational — (of an anesthetic) Administered as a gas or vapour that is inhaled.
- inhalatorium — a room or building in which vapours are breathed in