10-letter words containing h, o, t, a, i, r
- hovertrain — an experimental high-speed train that rides on a cushion of air over a concrete guide track in the shape of an inverted T and is propelled by one or more propellers or jet engines.
- hrotsvitha — c935–c1000, German nun, poet, and dramatist.
- humiliator — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- humoralist — a person who believes in humoralism
- hydriodate — (obsolete, inorganic chemistry) iodide.
- hydrotaxis — oriented movement toward or away from water.
- hypertonia — increased rigidity, tension, and spasticity of the muscles.
- hypometria — Dysmetria in which the patient tends to undershoot the intended target.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- inhabitors — Plural form of inhabitor.
- inhalators — Plural form of inhalator.
- irish boat — a small fishing boat used in the Boston area in the late 19th century, derived from an Irish model and having a cutter rig.
- isothermal — occurring at constant temperature.
- lightboard — switchboard (def 2).
- lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
- litholatry — the worship of stones
- lithomarge — kaolin in compact, massive, usually impure form.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- lothair ii — ("the Saxon") c1070–1137, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and king of the Germans 1125–37.
- machinator — One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- ochratoxin — a toxin produced by Aspergillus ochraceus and several other molds that commonly contaminate cereal grains: causes intestinal inflammation and kidney and liver degeneration when ingested by animals.
- oireachtas — the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, consisting of the president, the Dail Eireann, and the Seanad Eireann.
- on the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
- ophiolatry — the worship of snakes.
- orchardist — a person who owns, manages, or cultivates an orchard.
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- orthorexia — (psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- pastorship — the position, authority, or office of a pastor.
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- pictograph — pictogram
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- rachiotomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.
- radiophoto — an image created by radio waves rather than light
- razor-thin — A razor-thin majority or profit is a very small one.
- rhabdolith — a minute rodlike structure, believed by some to be algae, found at the bottom and the surface of the ocean, and which is composed of calcium carbonate, calcium or limestone
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rhetorical — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rheumatoid — resembling rheumatism.
- rhinotheca — the covering of the upper part of the beak in birds
- rhotacized — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- rightabout — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- sailor hat — a hat with a flat round crown and fairly broad brim that is rolled upwards