11-letter words containing l, e, m
- hegemonical — having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
- helichrysum — any of the numerous composite plants of the genus Helichrysum, having alternate leaves and solitary or clustered flower heads, including the strawflower.
- heliochrome — a photograph that reproduces the natural colours of the subject
- heliochromy — the process and practice of producing a photograph that reproduces the natural colours of the subject
- heliometers — Plural form of heliometer.
- heliometric — Of or relating to the heliometer, or to heliometry.
- hellgramite — The aquatic larval form of the dobsonfly, having a segmented body with legs on each segment, and a head with prominent pincers, prized as fish bait.
- hello money — a charge made by a retailer to a supplier for introducing the supplier's goods to its stores
- helminthics — Plural form of helminthic.
- helminthoid — shaped like a helminth; vermiform; wormlike.
- helminthous — having intestinal worms
- helmsperson — A helmsman or helmswoman.
- helmut kohl — Helmut [hel-moo t] /ˈhɛl mʊt/ (Show IPA), born 1930, German political leader: chancellor of West Germany (1982–90); chancellor of Germany 1990–98.
- hemanalysis — an analysis, especially of the chemical constituents, of the blood.
- hemathermal — warm-blooded; homoiothermal.
- hematoblast — an immature blood cell, especially a red blood cell.
- hematocryal — cold-blooded; poikilothermal.
- hematologic — Of or relating to hematology.
- hematolysis — hemolysis.
- hematoxylin — a colorless or pale-yellow, crystalline compound, C 16 H 14 O 6 ·3H 2 O, the coloring material of logwood: used as a mordant dye and as an indicator.
- hemeralopia — a condition of the eyes in which sight is normal in the night or in a dim light but is abnormally poor or wholly absent in the day or in a bright light.
- hemeralopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
- hemiacetals — Plural form of hemiacetal.
- hemicranial — Relating to hemicrania.
- hemicyclium — a sundial in the form of a concave quarter sphere having a rodlike gnomon lying within one radius and marked on its surface with arcs that lie in the same plane as the gnomon.
- hemielytron — hemelytron.
- hemistichal — of or relating to a hemistich
- hemophiliac — Also, hemophile. a person having hemophilia.
- hemp nettle — a coarse weed of the genus Galeopsis, of the mint family, resembling hemp in appearance and having bristly hairs like the nettle.
- herald moth — a noctuid moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix, having brownish cryptically mottled forewings and plain dull hind wings. The adult hibernates and has a prolonged life
- herculaneum — an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; partially excavated.
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- hexadecimal — Also, hex. of or relating to a numbering system that uses 16 as the radix, employing the numerals 0 through 9 and representing digits greater than 9 with the letters A through F.
- hexidecimal — (spelling) Mis-spelling of "hexadecimal".
- hilary term — the spring term at Oxford University, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
- hill farmer — a farmer on a hill farm
- holoenzymes — an enzyme complete in both its apoenzyme and coenzyme components.
- holy moley! — an exclamation indicating surprise or astonishment
- holy mother — honorific title of the Virgin Mary, often applied by analogy to the Roman Catholic Church.
- home-helper — someone who provides part-time or full-time care for a sick or disabled person at home.
- home-loving — fond of one's home
- home-school — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homebuilder — a person whose occupation is homebuilding.
- homeoplasia — the formation, as in healing, of new tissue that is similar to the existing tissue.
- homeschools — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homeschool.
- homiletical — Of or relating to familiar intercourse; social; companionable.
- homo-sexual — Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. sexually attracted to members of one's own sex: homosexual students.
- homolignane — (organic chemistry) Any compound derived from a lignane by adding extra carbon atoms in a ring or sidechain.
- homologated — Simple past tense and past participle of homologate.