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11-letter words containing h, y, a, e

  • heavyweight — heavy in weight.
  • hebdomadary — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a church or monastery appointed for one week to sing the chapter Mass and lead in the recitation of the breviary.
  • hedonically — of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure: a hedonic thrill.
  • heliography — The scientific study of the sun.
  • hell to pay — serious consequences, as of a foolish action
  • hemanalysis — an analysis, especially of the chemical constituents, of the blood.
  • hematocryal — cold-blooded; poikilothermal.
  • hematolysis — hemolysis.
  • hematophagy — The practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood.
  • hematophyte — a microorganism, as a bacterium, that lives in the blood.
  • hematoxylin — a colorless or pale-yellow, crystalline compound, C 16 H 14 O 6 ·3H 2 O, the coloring material of logwood: used as a mordant dye and as an indicator.
  • hemihydrate — a hydrate in which there are two molecules of the compound for each molecule of water.
  • hemodynamic — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
  • hemotherapy — therapy by means of blood, serum, or plasma transfusion.
  • henry fondaHenry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.
  • henry's law — the principle that at a constant temperature the concentration of a gas dissolved in a fluid with which it does not combine chemically is almost directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas at the surface of the fluid.
  • hepatectomy — excision of part of the liver.
  • hepatocytes — Plural form of hepatocyte.
  • hepatoscopy — medical examination of the liver.
  • heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
  • heretically — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
  • hessian fly — a small fly, Phytophaga destructor, the larvae of which feed on the stems of wheat and other grasses.
  • heterocarpy — the production of more than one kind of fruit in one plant.
  • heterolayer — Any of a series of thin layers of different materials in a semiconductor (or similar) device.
  • hexadactyly — Sexdactyly.
  • hexagonally — In a hexagonal manner.
  • hexahydrate — a hydrate that contains six molecules of water, as magnesium chloride, MgCl 2 ⋅6H 2 O.
  • hexahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing six hydroxyl groups.
  • heyagashira — (sumo) the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya.
  • hierography — a treatise on religion or sacred things
  • hilary term — the spring term at Oxford University, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
  • hit the hay — grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
  • hoary cress — a perennial Mediterranean plant, Cardaria (or Lepidium) draba, with small white flowers: a widespread troublesome weed: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
  • holy father — a title of the pope.
  • homoeopathy — Alternative spelling of homeopathy.
  • honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
  • honey eater — any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.
  • honey plant — any of various plants that are particularly useful in providing bees with nectar
  • honey wagon — a wagon or truck for collecting and carrying excrement or manure.
  • honey-eater — any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.
  • honeyeaters — Plural form of honeyeater.
  • horseplayer — a habitual bettor on horse races.
  • hotheadedly — In a hotheaded manner.
  • house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
  • hue and cry — Early English Law. the pursuit of a felon or an offender with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm.
  • hyacinthine — of or like the hyacinth.
  • hyalomelane — a type of basaltic glass
  • hyattsville — a city in central Maryland.
  • hybernating — Present participle of hybernate.
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