10-letter words containing h, o, t, d, r
- hydrometer — an instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid, commonly consisting of a graduated tube weighted to float upright in the liquid whose specific gravity is being measured.
- hydrometry — (physics) The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers.
- hydropathy — the curing of disease by the internal and external use of water.
- hydrophyte — a plant that grows in water or very moist ground; an aquatic plant.
- hydrostats — Plural form of hydrostat.
- hydrotaxis — oriented movement toward or away from water.
- hydrotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a hydranth.
- hydrotrope — (chemistry) A compound that solubilizes hydrophobic compounds in aqueous solutions.
- kronshtadt — city & naval fortress on an island in NW Russia, on the Gulf of Finland: pop. 45,000
- lightboard — switchboard (def 2).
- matchboard — a board having a tongue formed on one edge and a groove of the same dimensions cut into the other, used with similar boards to compose floors, dados, etc.
- morphodite — (informal, slang) A comic slang version of hermaphrodite.
- motherhood — the state of being a mother; maternity.
- motherland — one's native land.
- motherload — A very large amount of something valuable.
- motherlode — (literally) The main, central lode of a natural resource, near which smaller deposits of the same ore etc. exist.
- mouthguard — A device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of teeth, which is usually made of plastic. They may be used to protect aginst injury during sport or fighting, or may serve a medical purpose.
- north down — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 77 110 (2003 est). Area: 82 sq km (32 sq miles)
- north node — the ascending node of the moon.
- northbound — going toward the north: northbound traffic.
- northfield — a town in SE Minnesota.
- northlands — Plural form of northland.
- northwards — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- noteholder — a person who holds or owns a note, as a promissory or Treasury note.
- notochords — Plural form of notochord.
- octahedral — having the form of an octahedron.
- octahedron — a solid figure having eight faces.
- old growth — forest growth consisting of mature or overmature trees.
- old-growth — designating or of a forest characterized by very large, very old trees and great biodiversity
- on draught — Beer that is on draught is kept in and served from a barrel rather than a bottle.
- orchardist — a person who owns, manages, or cultivates an orchard.
- orchiditis — inflammation of the testis.
- ornithopod — any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda whose members usually walked erect on their hind legs.
- orthodoxly — In a correct or proper way; conventionally; correctly. (from 17th c.).
- orthodrome — (geometry) a great circle, or part of one.
- orthodromy — a route or the navigation of a route which forms part of a large circle
- orthograde — walking in an upright manner
- orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- otherworld — A world beyond death; an afterlife.
- otterhound — one of an English breed of water dogs having a thick, shaggy, oily coat, trained to hunt otter.
- oudtshoorn — a city in the S Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- outreached — Simple past tense and past participle of outreach.
- overheated — Someone who is overheated is very angry about something.
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- patch cord — a short cord with a plug at each end, or a plug at one end and a pair of clips at the other, used for temporarily connecting two pieces of equipment or signal paths.
- patchboard — a device with a large number of sockets into which electrical plugs can be inserted to form many different temporary circuits: used in telephone exchanges, computer systems, etc
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- petrolhead — a person who is excessively interested in or is devoted to travelling by car
- photodrama — photoplay.