10-letter words containing h, o, r, s
- diaphorase — a flavoprotein enzyme operating in mitochondria, acting as a catalyst in the process of dye reduction or oxidation
- dichlorvos — an organophosphate insecticide used to control garden and household pests and to treat worm infections
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dichromism — the state of being dichromic
- dimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of two forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species. Compare sexual dimorphism.
- dimorphous — having two forms.
- diorthosis — the act or process of straightening something, esp a deformity in something
- disharmony — lack of harmony; discord.
- disherison — disinheritance.
- disheritor — someone who disinherits
- dishonored — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- dishonorer — (American spelling) Alternative form of dishonourer.
- dishorning — Present participle of dishorn.
- disworship — to refuse to revere or worship
- doctorfish — a surgeonfish, especially Acanthurus chirurgus, of the West Indies, having a bluish body and black tail.
- doctorship — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- dolichurus — a dactylic hexameter characterized by a redundant syllable at the end
- dollarfish — butterfish.
- dollarship — the fact of being denominated in dollars
- dorchester — a town in S Dorsetshire, in S England, on the Frome River: named Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's novels.
- doukhobors — Dukhobors
- downthrows — Plural form of downthrow.
- dragonfish — any marine fish of the family Bathydraconidae, of Antarctic seas, having an elongated body and flattened head and being biochemically adapted to extremely low temperatures.
- dray horse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- dropcloths — Plural form of dropcloth.
- drosophila — a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- duckshover — one who duckshoves, jumps a queue; cheats
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- dysmorphia — Deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
- dysmorphic — relating to or resulting in misshapenness of parts of the body
- dystrophia — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- dystrophic — Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or caused by dystrophy.
- dystrophin — a protein, the absence of which is believed to cause muscular dystrophy
- earthworks — Plural form of earthwork.
- earthworms — Plural form of earthworm.
- echo verse — a poem in which the words or syllables at the end of a line are repeated as a response in the next line, often for ironic purpose.
- ectomorphs — Plural form of ectomorph.
- ectotherms — Plural form of ectotherm.
- editorship — the office or function of an editor.
- eightscore — one hundred and sixty
- eisenhower — Dwight David, known as Ike. 1890–1969, US general and Republican statesman; Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1943–45) and 34th president of the US (1953–61). He commanded Allied forces in Europe and North Africa (1942), directed the invasion of Italy (1943), and was Supreme Commander of the combined land forces of NATO (1950–52)
- encroaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encroach.
- endomorphs — Plural form of endomorph.
- endorphins — Plural form of endorphin.
- endosphere — (biology) All the endophytes of a plant.
- endotherms — Plural form of endotherm.
- enshrouded — Simple past tense and past participle of enshroud.
- ephemerous — relating to an ephemeron
- epistrophe — (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.