10-letter words containing h, o, n, e, y
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypogenous — growing beneath, or on the undersurface, as fungi on leaves.
- hypomnesia — Deficiency of the memory.
- hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- hypothenar — the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- john henry — Informal. a person's signature.
- john tukey — (person) The eminent statistician credited with coining the term "bit" in 1949.
- john tyler — John, 1790–1862, 10th president of the U.S. 1841–45.
- john wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
- johnny reb — U.S. History. a Confederate soldier.
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- 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.
- 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.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- money shot — a shot in a pornographic film in which a male performer is seen to ejaculate
- monomethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A single methyl group in a molecule.
- monorhymed — rhymed on a single rhyme
- morphogeny — a biological term denoting the origin and development of morphological forms
- mythogenic — producing or capable of producing myths.
- nameworthy — worthy of or deserving a name
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- neighborly — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- nephrology — the branch of medical science that deals with the kidney.
- nephropexy — (surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney.
- nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- newsworthy — of sufficient interest to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.
- noteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- nympholept — a person seized with nympholepsy.
- on the fly — to move through the air using wings.
- on the sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- on the way — en route
- one-eighty — a turn or reversal of 180 degrees.
- pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
- periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypes — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
- phrenology — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polyhedron — a solid figure having many faces.
- polyphenol — a polymeric phenol.