10-letter words containing i, y, e, a
- heavy rain — torrential rainfall
- hectically — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- heliacally — In a heliacal manner.
- heliolatry — worship of the sun.
- hemikaryon — a haploid nucleus.
- hemocyanin — a blue, copper-containing respiratory pigment in the plasma of many invertebrates.
- 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.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- hesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hesitatory — Hesitating.
- hexagynian — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hexahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) hexahydroxy.
- hexaploidy — the condition of being a hexaploid
- hierocracy — rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
- hierolatry — worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- hierophany — A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.
- highwaymen — Plural form of highwayman.
- hy antigen — an antigen encoded by a gene on the Y (male) chromosome, active in the development of male structures.
- hyalinised — to become hyaline.
- hyalinized — to become hyaline.
- hybrid tea — a type of cultivated rose originally produced chiefly by crossing the tea rose and the hybrid perpetual.
- hydrastine — an alkaloid, C 21 H 21 NO 6 , that is extracted from the roots of goldenseal and forms prismatic crystals: used as an astringent and to inhibit uterine bleeding.
- hydrazides — Plural form of hydrazide.
- hydriodate — (obsolete, inorganic chemistry) iodide.
- hygiaphone — a glass screen through which an employee may speak to members of the public, eg at a ticket office
- hygienical — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hypalgesia — decreased sensitivity to pain (opposed to hyperalgesia).
- hyperaemia — an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.
- hyperalgia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperaphia — abnormal sensitivity to touch.
- hyperbaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity greater than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hypobaric.
- hyperbatic — relating to a hyperbaton
- hyperdulia — the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.
- hypergiant — (star) A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
- hypermania — excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze: The country has a mania for soccer.
- hypermanic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
- hypermedia — hypertext
- hyperosmia — an abnormally acute sense of smell.
- hypertonia — increased rigidity, tension, and spasticity of the muscles.
- hypnopedia — sleep learning.
- hypoactive — Less than normally active.
- hypoadenia — a deficiency of glandular activity.
- hypogeusia — a disease characterized by a decreased ability to taste and, sometimes, to smell: associated with a zinc deficiency
- hypohalite — (chemistry) any salt of a hypohalous acid, having a general formula M(OX)n.
- hypometria — Dysmetria in which the patient tends to undershoot the intended target.
- hypomnesia — Deficiency of the memory.
- hypoxaemia — Alternative spelling of hypoxemia.
- hypoxaemic — Alternative form of hypoxemic.