11-letter words containing h, o, s, t
- cytochromes — Plural form of cytochrome.
- cytophagous — the ingestion of cells by other cells.
- czestochowa — an industrial city in S Poland, on the River Warta: pilgrimage centre. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)
- dead-smooth — noting a double-cut metal file having the minimum commercial grade of coarseness.
- death house — the section of a prison containing an execution chamber and the cells in which persons condemned to die are housed in the days just before their execution
- dehydrators — Plural form of dehydrator.
- delightsome — highly pleasing; delightful.
- demosthenes — 384–322 bc, Athenian statesman, orator, and lifelong opponent of the power of Macedonia over Greece
- diarthroses — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diarthrosis — any freely movable joint, such as the shoulder and hip joints
- diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- dichotomies — Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc.
- dichotomise — to divide or separate into two parts, kinds, etc.
- dichotomist — to divide or separate into two parts, kinds, etc.
- dichotomous — divided or dividing into two parts.
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- diphosphate — a pyrophosphate.
- discotheque — a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
- disenthrone — to dethrone.
- dish it out — an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- dishonestly — In a dishonest manner.
- disthronize — to dethrone
- dog whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dog-whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dogcatchers — Plural form of dogcatcher.
- doltishness — The characteristic of being doltish.
- dorset horn — one of an English breed of sheep having a close-textured, medium-length wool.
- dorsetshire — a county in S England. 1024 sq. mi. (2650 sq. km).
- doughtiness — steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.
- dower chest — a Pennsylvania Dutch hope chest bearing the initials of the owner.
- downshifted — Simple past tense and past participle of downshift.
- drouthiness — the state or condition of being thirsty or dry
- duotheistic — Of or relating to duotheism.
- dwarf shoot — a very thin lateral branch in certain trees.
- dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
- earth smoke — fumitory.
- earthmovers — Plural form of earthmover.
- earthperson — a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- easthampton — a city in W Massachusetts.
- eavestrough — gutter (def 3).
- enarthrosis — A ball-and-socket joint.
- epignathous — having a protruding upper jaw
- erythropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear red
- erythrosine — a fluorone, tetraiodo-fluorescein, which is used as a red food colouring (E127) and in biological staining
- escharotomy — A surgical procedure in which an incision is made through eschar to expose the fatty tissue below.
- eschatology — The part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
- escutcheons — Plural form of escutcheon.
- esophagitis — Inflammation of the esophagus.
- estranghelo — an archaic, cursive form of the Syriac alphabet
- ethnologist — One who practices ethnology.