11-letter words containing i, r, h, y
- hydralazine — a white crystalline powder, C 8 H 8 N 4 , that dilates blood vessels and is used in the treatment of hypertension.
- hydrargyria — mercurialism.
- hydrobromic — of or derived from hydrobromic acid.
- hydrochoric — of or relating to dispersing seeds through water or to a hydrochore
- hydrocyanic — of or derived from hydrocyanic acid.
- hydrogenize — hydrogenate.
- hydrologist — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolyzing — Present participle of hydrolyze.
- hydrometric — Concerning or applying hydrometry.
- hydronation — (chemistry) The formation of a complex with hydrogen.
- hydropathic — Relating to hydropathy.
- hydrophilic — having a strong affinity for water.
- hydrophobia — rabies.
- hydrophobic — of or relating to hydrophobia.
- hydroponics — 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).
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hydrotropic — Biology. turning or tending in a particular direction with reference to moisture.
- hydroxonium — (chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O+; hydronium.
- hydroxyzine — an antihistaminic compound, C 21 H 27 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergy, nausea, and anxiety.
- hygrometric — of or relating to the hygrometer or hygrometry.
- hygroscopic — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hylomorphic — (of a creature) composed of corporeal and spiritual matter.
- hyperactive — unusually or abnormally active: a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.
- hyperacuity — an extreme acuteness (of the senses)
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hyperbolise — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolism — the use of hyperbole.
- hyperbolist — One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
- hyperbolize — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloid — a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x 2 / a 2 + y 2 / b 2 − z 2 / c 2 = 1.
- hypercapnia — Excessive carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, typically caused by inadequate respiration.
- hypercarbia — (medicine) the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
- hypercholia — abnormally large secretion of bile.
- hypercritic — a person who is excessively or captiously critical.
- hyperdorian — of or related to the mode above the Dorian mode in ancient Greek music
- hyperechoic — Of high echogenicity.
- hyperemesis — vomitus.
- hyperemetic — characterized by extreme and unrelenting vomiting
- hyperimmune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.
- hyperinosis — a blood condition characterized by the presence of excessive levels of fibrin
- hyperinotic — of or suffering from hyperinosis
- hyperlinked — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperlink.
- hyperlydian — relating to the highest scale or mode in ancient Greek music
- hypermetric — Having a redundant syllable.
- hypermiling — to improve fuel mileage in a motor vehicle, as by adopting certain driving techniques or making design alterations to the vehicle.
- hypermnesia — the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
- hypermnesic — the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
- hypermotile — Abnormally or excessively motile.
- hyperorexia — compulsive overeating