11-letter words containing h, o, c, u
- humectation — A moistening.
- humouristic — Alternative spelling of humoristic.
- hypercolour — a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature
- hyponychium — (anatomy) The thickened epithelium beneath a nail or claw.
- hypothecium — the layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the hymenium of an apothecium.
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- insomuch as — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- isochronous — isochronal.
- janus cloth — a worsted fabric, each side of which has a different color.
- launch into — begin enthusiastically
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leucorrhoea — a white or yellowish discharge of mucous material from the vagina, often an indication of infection
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- luckenbooth — a booth or shop capable of being locked up
- lunch-hooks — Usually, lunchhooks. hands.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum
- match up to — If someone or something does not match up to what was expected, they are smaller, less impressive, or of poorer quality.
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- midas touch — the ability to turn any business venture one is associated with into an extremely profitable one.
- mischevious — Misconstruction of mischievous.
- mischievous — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- monchiquite — a type of rock made up of large crystals of, among other constituents, olivine and amphibole and which is found in an analcite groundmass
- monochasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which the main axis produces only a single branch.
- moustachial — (of a stripe on a beak or snout of an animal) resembling a moustache
- mouth ulcer — oral sore
- mouthpieces — Plural form of mouthpiece.
- multichoice — Multiple-choice.
- multichrome — chromium.
- musk orchid — a small Eurasian orchid, Herminium monorchis, with dense spikes of musk-scented greenish-yellow flowers
- mustachioed — a mustache.
- mutton chop — cutlet of sheep's meat
- muttonchops — The whiskers on a man's cheek when shaped like a meat chop, narrow at the top and broad and rounded at the bottom.
- mycophagous — feeding on fungi.
- neuroethics — The ethics of neuroscience and neurotechnology.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- night court — a criminal court that convenes at night for the quick disposition of charges and the granting of bail.
- not much of — not to any appreciable degree or extent
- not so much — less
- nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nun's cloth — a thin soft plain-weave silk or worsted fabric used for veils, dresses, etc
- nyctanthous — (of plants) flowering at night
- on schedule — with no delay
- on the club — away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefit
- on the cuff — a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve.
- on the cusp — If you say that someone or something is on the cusp, you mean they are between two states, or are about to be in a particular state.
- open cheque — an uncrossed cheque that can be cashed at the drawee bank
- outmatching — Present participle of outmatch.