10-letter words containing h, o, m, e
- hymenotomy — incision of the hymen.
- hyperosmia — an abnormally acute sense of smell.
- hyperosmic — Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
- hypodermal — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypodermic — characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin: hypodermic injection.
- hypodermis — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypometria — Dysmetria in which the patient tends to undershoot the intended target.
- hypometric — Smaller than normally measured.
- hypomnesia — Deficiency of the memory.
- hypomotile — Less than usually motile.
- hyporchema — a lively choral ode sung in ancient Greece in honor of Apollo or Dionysus.
- hypoxaemia — Alternative spelling of hypoxemia.
- hypoxaemic — Alternative form of hypoxemic.
- hypozeugma — the use of a succession of subjects with a single predicate.
- hypsometer — thermobarometer (def 1).
- hypsometry — vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes.
- imposthume — (obsolete) an abscess.
- impoverish — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- isocheimic — isocheimal
- isothermal — occurring at constant temperature.
- isothermic — occurring at constant temperature.
- jotunnheim — the home of the giants
- kitchendom — the domain of the kitchen
- kodachrome — (lowercase) a positive color transparency.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- lemon fish — the cobia.
- limitrophe — (of a country or region) on or near a frontier
- lipochrome — any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.
- lithomarge — kaolin in compact, massive, usually impure form.
- loathesome — Misspelling of loathsome.
- love match — a marriage entered into for love alone.
- lumen-hour — a unit of luminous energy, equal to that emitted in 1 hour by a light source emitting a luminous flux of 1 lumen. Abbreviation: lm-hr.
- lye hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- lyme-hound — lyam-hound.
- lymph node — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- lymphodema — (pathology) A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- maconochie — a tinned stew of meat and vegetables given to soldiers during World War 1
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- macrophage — a large white blood cell, occurring principally in connective tissue and in the bloodstream, that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- mahoganies — Plural form of mahogany.
- maidenhood — the state or time of being a maiden or virgin.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- marathoner — a runner who competes in a marathon.
- mareograph — marigraph.
- mast house — a deckhouse built around a mast as a platform for cargo-handling machinery, gear, and controls.