10-letter words containing h, y
- livelyhood — Misspelling of livelihood.
- logography — printing with logotypes.
- lousy with — infested with lice.
- loveworthy — worthy of being loved
- lyam-hound — a bloodhound.
- lye hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- lygophilia — The love of darkness.
- lyme-hound — lyam-hound.
- lymph node — any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- lymphedema — the accumulation of lymph in soft tissue with accompanying swelling, often of the extremities: sometimes caused by inflammation, obstruction, or removal of lymph channels.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- lymphodema — (pathology) A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
- lymphogram — A diagnostic image produced by lymphography.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- lyophilise — Alternative spelling of lyophilize.
- lyophilize — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- lysimachus — 361?–281 b.c, Macedonian general: king of Thrace 306–281.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- madhyamika — a school of philosophy, of a.d. c200, that attempted a reconciliation with Hinayana from a Mahayana position.
- mastopathy — any disease of the breast.
- match play — play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won by each side.
- matriarchy — a family, society, community, or state governed by women.
- matryoshka — Each of a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of varying sizes, designed to nest inside one another.
- media hype — intensive or exaggerated publicity in the mass media
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- merchantry — (dated) The body of merchants taken collectively.
- mesenchyme — cells of mesodermal origin that are capable of developing into connective tissues, blood, and lymphatic and blood vessels.
- mesomorphy — pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).
- mesophylls — Plural form of mesophyll.
- mesophytes — Plural form of mesophyte.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- metatheory — a theory devised to analyze a theory.
- methyl red — a water-insoluble solid occurring as a dark-red powder or violet crystals, C 1 5 H 1 5 N 3 O 2 , used chiefly as an acid-base indicator.
- methylated — Simple past tense and past participle of methylate.
- methylates — Plural form of methylate.
- methylator — A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits).
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- microphyll — (botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- millihenry — a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry. Abbreviation: mH, mh.
- mimography — the representation of sign language in writing
- mirthfully — In a mirthful manner.
- money shot — a shot in a pornographic film in which a male performer is seen to ejaculate
- monochromy — the skill of painting or sketching using only a single colour
- monography — A monograph.
- monohybrid — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
- monohydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) monohydroxy.