13-letter words containing h, p, m
- hematophagous — feeding on blood, as the vampire bat.
- hematopoiesis — the formation of blood.
- hematopoietic — the formation of blood.
- hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
- hemiparasitic — Semiparasitic.
- hemispherical — having the form of a hemisphere.
- hemiterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C5 skeleton.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- hemp agrimony — a European composite plant, Eupatorium cannabinum, having dull purplish flowers.
- hepatectomies — Plural form of hepatectomy.
- hermaphrodism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodyte — (archaic) alternative spelling of hermaphrodite.
- heteromorphic — Biology. dissimilar in shape, structure, or magnitude.
- homalographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- home computer — a personal computer used in the home.
- home shopping — buying items via tv or internet
- homeomorphism — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- homeomorphous — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- homeownership — a person who owns a home.
- homing pigeon — any pigeon used to carry messages and equipped by training and breeding to fly home, sometimes from great distances.
- homoepitaxial — (materials science) Having the same orientation.
- homolographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- homomorphosis — the regrowth by a plant or animal of an organ, tissue or another part that has been lost or destroyed
- homopolymeric — relating to or made of homopolymers
- hopkinsianism — a modified Calvinism taught by Samuel Hopkins (1721–1803), that emphasized the sovereignty of God, the importance of His decrees, and the necessity of submitting to His will, accepting even damnation, if required, for His glory, and holding that ethics is merely disinterested benevolence.
- host computer — the main computer in a network: controls or performs certain functions for other computers.
- human capital — the collective skills, knowledge, or other intangible assets of individuals that can be used to create economic value for the individuals, their employers, or their community: Education is an investment in human capital that pays off in terms of higher productivity.
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- humped cattle — any of several breeds of domestic cattle developed from the Indian species Bos indicus and characterized by a hump of fat and muscle over the shoulders.
- humpty dumpty — an egg-shaped character in a Mother Goose nursery rhyme that fell off a wall and could not be put together again.
- humpty-dumpty — an egg-shaped character in a Mother Goose nursery rhyme that fell off a wall and could not be put together again.
- hydromorphone — A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
- hymenopterans — Plural form of hymenopteran.
- hymenopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.
- hymenorrhaphy — (medicine) Reconstructive surgery in which a woman's hymen is restored to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hyper-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- hypercalcemia — an abnormally large amount of calcium in the blood.
- hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperglycemic — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperimmunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
- hyperimmunize — to render highly immunized
- hyperlipaemia — Alternative form of hyperlipemia.
- hypermagnetic — (physics) Extremely magnetic.
- hypermegasoma — gigantism.
- hypermetrical — Hypermetric.
- hypermetropia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hypermetropic — Exhibiting or relating to hypermetropia.
- hypermobility — An excess amount of elasticity in a bodily joint.
- hypermorality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.