0%

14-letter words containing h, o, n, e, y

  • encephalopathy — A disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition (such as viral infection or toxins in the blood).
  • endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
  • endomycorrhiza — (ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.
  • endophenotypes — Plural form of endophenotype.
  • enharmonically — (music) Adjectival form of enharmonic.
  • enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
  • erythropoietin — A hormone secreted by the kidneys that increases the rate of production of red blood cells in response to falling levels of oxygen in the tissues.
  • ethnologically — In an ethnological manner or fashion.
  • ethylene group — the divalent group, -CH2CH2-, derived from ethylene
  • fonthill abbey — a ruined Gothic Revival mansion in Wiltshire: rebuilt (1790–1810) for William Beckford by James Wyatt; the main tower collapsed in 1800 and, after rebuilding, again in 1827
  • fortysomething — A person whose age is between forty and forty-nine years, inclusive; someone in his or her forties.
  • frozen yoghurt — a dessert made from sweetened yoghurt that has been frozen
  • funnily enough — You use funnily enough to indicate that, although something is surprising, it is true or really happened.
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • geochronometry — the determination of the absolute age of earth materials, as by radiometric dating.
  • geosynchronous — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
  • go easy on sth — If you tell someone to go easy on something, you are telling them to use only a small amount of it.
  • greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
  • gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
  • halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
  • have an eye to — to watch out for; attend to
  • have one's say — When one of the people or groups involved in a discussion has their say, they give their opinion.
  • heavy hydrogen — either of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen, especially deuterium.
  • heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
  • hebetudinosity — mental dullness; insipidity
  • hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
  • henry st. john — Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
  • henry the lion — ?1129–95, duke of Saxony (1142–81). His ambitions led to conflict with the Holy Roman Emperors, notably Frederick Barbarossa
  • hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
  • hither and yon — Hither and thither means in many different directions or places, and in a disorganized way. In American English, the expression hither and yon is sometimes used.
  • holiday season — period: November to January
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
  • honey mushroom — the edible mushroom of the oak-root fungus, Armillariella mellea.
  • honey-coloured — having the colour of honey
  • honeycomb work — stalactite work.
  • honeydew melon — a variety of the winter melon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a smooth, pale-green rind and sweet, juicy, light-green flesh.
  • horn of plenty — cornucopia.
  • hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
  • humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
  • hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
  • hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
  • hydronephrosis — dilation of the branches and pelvic cavity of the kidney, caused by an accumulation of urine resulting from obstruction of normal outflow.
  • hydronephrotic — of, relating to, or affected by hydronephrosis
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hydroxybenzene — phenol (def 1).
  • hydroxybenzoic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydroxybenzoic acid or its derivatives.
  • hydroxyproline — a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C 5 H 9 NO 3 , found chiefly in collagen.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?