11-letter words containing h, o, r, a, y
- hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
- hydronation — (chemistry) The formation of a complex with hydrogen.
- hydropathic — Relating to hydropathy.
- hydrophobia — rabies.
- hydroplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroplane.
- hydroplaner — a person who pilots a hydroplane, especially a professional speedboat racer.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hydrothorax — the presence of serous fluid in one or both pleural cavities.
- hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.
- hydroxylate — to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).
- hydroxyurea — a synthetic compound, CH 4 N 2 O 2 , used in cancer therapy.
- hyetography — the study of the annual and geographical distribution of rainfall.
- hygrographs — Plural form of hygrograph.
- hymenoptera — hymenopteran.
- hymnography — the craft of hymn composition
- hyoplastral — of or relating to hyoplastra
- hyperboreal — Hyperborean.
- hyperborean — Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
- hypercholia — abnormally large secretion of bile.
- hyperdorian — of or related to the mode above the Dorian mode in ancient Greek music
- hypernormal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- hyperorexia — compulsive overeating
- hyperovaria — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hyperoxemia — abnormal acidity of the blood.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypocaloric — That is low in dietary calories.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypochromia — an anemic condition due to a deficiency of hemoglobin in the red blood cells.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypogravity — The presence of an apparently decreased gravitational field (such as in an aircraft following a parabolic path).
- hypoid gear — a gear resembling a bevel gear in form but designed to mesh with a similar gear in such a way that their axes would not intersect, one axis crossing over the other at approximately a right angle.
- hypopharynx — Entomology. a tonguelike lobe on the floor of the mouth in many insects.
- hypothecary — of or relating to a hypothec.
- hypothermal — lukewarm; tepid.
- hypothermia — Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
- hypsography — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- ichnography — the art of drawing a ground plan or layout of a building.
- 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.
- iconography — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
- keratophyre — a fine-grained soda trachyte
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- lachrymator — a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
- lady orchid — a tall graceful orchid, Orchis purpurea, with faintly scented purple-brown and green flowers with a pinkish or white lip
- lamprophony — loudness and clarity of voice.
- lamprophyre — any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- lay brother — a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor.
- lipoatrophy — (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
- lithography — the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.