11-letter words containing h, o, m, i, e
- hypsometric — Of or relating to the use of the hypsometer; hypsographic.
- in the mood — keen, feeling like doing sth
- ion chamber — an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation, consisting of a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure and fitted with two electrodes such that the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas.
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- isogeotherm — an imaginary line connecting all points within the earth having the same mean temperature.
- kitten moth — any of three prominent moths, notably the poplar kitten (Furcula bifida), that have larvae like those of the related puss moth
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- lightsomely — (archaic) In a lightsome manner.
- limber hole — any of a series of holes pierced through a frame or floor to allow the passage of accumulated moisture.
- lithometeor — a mass of dry particles suspended in the atmosphere, as dust or haze.
- lithotomies — Plural form of lithotomy.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- luminophore — a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- lymphopenia — a reduction in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- machicolate — to provide with machicolations.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- magpie moth — a geometrid moth, Abraxas grossulariata, showing variable patterning in black on white or yellow, whose looper larvae attack currant and gooseberry bushes. The paler clouded magpie is A. sylvata
- maidenhoods — Plural form of maidenhood.
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- mashie iron — a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mid-mashie but less slope than a mashie.
- mechatronic — relating to mechatronics
- medium shot — a camera shot in which the subject is in the middle distance, permitting some of the background to be seen. Compare closeup (def 2), long shot (def 3).
- megaphoning — Present participle of megaphone.
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- melancholia — a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
- melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- meliphagous — feeding on honey
- melolonthid — any of various scarab beetles whose larvae feed chiefly on roots, including the cockchafers and June bugs
- melpomenish — Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.
- memory chip — In a computer, the memory chip is the microchip in which information is stored.
- menorrhagia — excessive menstrual discharge.
- menoschesis — suppression of menstruation.
- mephenytoin — A hydantoin used as an anticonvulsant.
- meromorphic — of or relating to a function that is analytic, except for poles, in a given domain.
- merthiolate — thimerosal
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mesomorphic — pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).
- mesonephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
- mesophilous — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesophyllic — (botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf.
- mesospheric — Of or pertaining to the mesosphere.
- mesothelial — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesothelium.
- mesothelium — epithelium of mesodermal origin, which lines the body cavities.
- mesothorium — one of two radioactive decay products of thorium, an isotope of radium or actinium.
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
- metanephroi — Plural form of metanephros.