10-letter words containing h, y
- hemocyanin — a blue, copper-containing respiratory pigment in the plasma of many invertebrates.
- hemolysins — Plural form of hemolysin.
- hemoptysis — the expectoration of blood or bloody mucus.
- henpeckery — the state of being harassed or tormented through henpecking
- henry dale — Sir Henry Hallett [hal-it] /ˈhæl ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1875–1968, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
- henry ford — Elizabeth Bloomer ("Betty") 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
- henry knox — (William) Frank(lin) 1874–1944, U.S. publisher and government official.
- henry vane — Sir Henry (Sir Harry Vane) 1613–62, British statesman and author.
- henry viii — ("Defender of the Faith") 1491–1547, king of England 1509–47 (son of Henry VII).
- heortology — the study of the history and significance of the feasts and seasons in the ecclesiastical calendar.
- hepatocyte — a cell of the main tissue of the liver; liver cell.
- hepatology — (medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
- hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- hermatypic — reef-building coral.
- herniotomy — correction of a hernia by a cutting procedure.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- hesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hesitatory — Hesitating.
- heterarchy — (uncountable) The rule of an alien; rule from without; government by an extraterritorial power.
- heterocyst — one of the enlarged nitrogen-fixing cells occurring along the filaments in some blue-green algae.
- heterodoxy — heterodox state or quality.
- heterodyne — noting or pertaining to a method of changing the frequency of an incoming radio signal by adding it to a signal generated within the receiver to produce fluctuations or beats of a frequency equal to the difference between the two signals.
- heterogamy — heterogamous state.
- heterogeny — the condition or state of being heterogenous
- heterogony — the alternation of dioecious and hermaphroditic individuals in successive generations, as in certain nematodes.
- heterology — Biology. the lack of correspondence of apparently similar organic structures as the result of unlike origins of constituent parts.
- heteronomy — the condition of being under the domination of an outside authority, either human or divine.
- heteronyms — Plural form of heteronym.
- hexagynian — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hexagynous — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hexahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) hexahydroxy.
- hexaploidy — the condition of being a hexaploid
- hey presto — magician's conjuring words
- hidey hole — a nook or cranny used as a hiding place.
- hidey-hole — a nook or cranny used as a hiding place.
- hierocracy — rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
- hieroglyph — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hierolatry — worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- hieronymic — of or relating to St. Jerome.
- hieronymus — Eusebius [yoo-see-bee-uh s] /yuˈsi bi əs/ (Show IPA), Jerome, Saint.
- hierophany — A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.
- high flyer — a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
- high style — the most up-to-date, elegant, or exclusive fashion, especially in clothing.
- high-flyer — a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
- high-keyed — very nervous or excitable; high-strung.
- high-style — of or relating to style, fashion, or design that is the most up-to-date and, often, most costly
- highflying — moving upward to or along at a considerable height: highflying planes.
- highwayman — (formerly) a holdup man, especially one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road.
- highwaymen — Plural form of highwayman.