10-letter words containing h, y, d, r, i
- hydrologic — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolysis — chemical decomposition in which a compound is split into other compounds by reacting with water.
- hydrolytic — producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
- hydromania — an excessive craving or love for water
- hydrophile — (chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
- hydroponic — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydrorhiza — the rootlike base of a hydroid colony, by which it is attached to the substratum.
- hydrosolic — of or relating to a hydrosol
- hydrotaxis — oriented movement toward or away from water.
- hydroxides — Plural form of hydroxide.
- hydroxylic — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups.
- hyperdrive — (in science fiction) a propulsion system for travel in hyperspace.
- hyperdulia — the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.
- hypermedia — hypertext
- hyperoxide — superoxide.
- hyperploid — having a chromosome number that is greater than but not a multiple of the diploid number.
- hypodermic — characterized by the introduction of medicine or drugs under the skin: hypodermic injection.
- hypodermis — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hypodorian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the ascending diatonic scale from A to A
- ideography — the use of ideograms.
- idiography — The study of individuals.
- monohybrid — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
- monohydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) monohydroxy.
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- polyhybrid — a heterozygous hybrid
- polyhydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) polyhydroxy.
- porphyroid — a rock resembling porphyry.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- pyrethroid — any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- switchyard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- thirtyfold — thirty times as many
- trihydrate — a hydrate that contains three molecules of water, as potassium pyrophosphate, K 4 P 2 O 7 ⋅3H 2 O.
- trihydroxy — containing three hydroxyl groups.
- unbirthday — any day other than one's birthday
- whirlybird — helicopter.