10-letter words containing l, o, r, e, t
- heliotrope — any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers.
- heliotropy — the growth of plants in a particular direction as a response to the stimulus of light, heliotropism
- hemelytron — one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
- hemitropal — hemitropous
- heortology — the study of the history and significance of the feasts and seasons in the ecclesiastical calendar.
- heptachlor — a highly toxic, light-tan, waxy solid, C 10 H 5 Cl 7 , used as an insecticide: its manufacture and use are restricted in the U.S.
- heriotable — liable for the payment of a heriot
- heterology — Biology. the lack of correspondence of apparently similar organic structures as the result of unlike origins of constituent parts.
- heterophil — Also, heterophilic. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.
- hierolatry — worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.
- hilltopper — the top or summit of a hill.
- hirtellous — minutely hirsute.
- hold water — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- holstering — Present participle of holster.
- holy water — water blessed by a priest.
- horsecloth — a cloth used to cover a horse, or as part of its trappings.
- horsetails — Plural form of horsetail.
- hortensial — (obsolete) Fit for a garden.
- hospitaler — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hostellers — Plural form of hosteller.
- hostelries — Plural form of hostelry.
- hot-walker — a person whose job is walking racehorses after races, workouts, etc. to allow them to cool off gradually
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- hotel room — room in a hotel
- hotel work — any of various jobs required in a hotel, such as receptionists, waiters, etc
- hydrolytes — a substance subjected to hydrolysis.
- idolatress — A female idolater.
- idolatries — Plural form of idolatry.
- idolatrize — (transitive) To make an idol of; to idolize.
- ill-sorted — badly matched; poorly arranged.
- immortelle — an everlasting plant or flower, especially Xeranthemum annuum.
- importable — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- in trouble — facing punishment
- interiorly — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- interlocal — pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.
- interlocks — Plural form of interlock.
- interloped — Simple past tense and past participle of interlope.
- interloper — a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others: He was an athiest who felt like an interloper in this religious gathering.
- interlopes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlope.
- intermodal — pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.
- intermodel — Between models.
- internodal — Of or pertaining to an internode.
- interpolar — connecting or being between poles: an interpolar flight.
- interposal — (dated) interposure.
- intervolve — (rare) To involve one with another.
- interworld — A world between other worlds.
- interzonal — occurring or conducted between two or more zones
- intolerant — not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
- irrelation — lack or absence of relation