10-letter words containing h, y
- hypostatic — of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- hypostress — the stress which is caused by boredom or lack of motivation
- hypotactic — dependent relation or construction, as of clauses; syntactic subordination.
- hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- hypothecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- hypothenar — the fleshly prominence on the palm at the base of the little finger.
- hypotheses — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypothesis — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypothetic — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hypothymia — a state of depression
- hypotrophy — A degeneration in the functioning of an organ due to the loss of cells.
- hypoxaemia — Alternative spelling of hypoxemia.
- hypoxaemic — Alternative form of hypoxemic.
- hypozeugma — the use of a succession of subjects with a single predicate.
- hypozeuxis — the use of a series of parallel clauses, each of which has a subject and predicate, as in “I came, I saw, I conquered.”.
- hypsometer — thermobarometer (def 1).
- hypsometry — vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes.
- hypsophobe — a person who suffers from hypsophobia
- hypsophyll — a leaf located beneath a spore-bearing leaf
- hyson skin — the inferior leaves of a Chinese green tea
- hysteresis — the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
- hysteretic — the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystericky — prone to or characterized by hysteria
- hysteritis — an inflammation of the uterus
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- hystricine — Like or pertaining to porcupines.
- ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents' cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft.
- ichinomiya — a city on central Honshu, in central Japan.
- ichthyoids — Plural form of ichthyoid.
- ichthyosis — a hereditary skin disease in which the epidermis continuously flakes off in large scales or plates.
- ichthyotic — a hereditary skin disease in which the epidermis continuously flakes off in large scales or plates.
- iconomachy — opposition to the worship of images or icons
- ideography — the use of ideograms.
- idiography — The study of individuals.
- in a hurry — rushing
- in the hay — grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- in the way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- inhability — (obsolete) unsuitableness; inability.
- inherently — existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering: an inherent distrust of strangers.
- inhibitory — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- inhumanely — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- inhumanity — the state or quality of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty.
- interglyph — a surface between two grooves, as on a triglyph.
- irrhythmic — Having no rhythm.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- itchy feet — If you have itchy feet, you have a strong desire to leave a place and to travel.
- jacky howe — (formerly) a sleeveless flannel shirt worn by sheep shearers
- jamahiriya — an Arab socialist state