10-letter words containing n, e, o, l
- hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- hemolysins — Plural form of hemolysin.
- heptagonal — having seven sides or angles.
- heptathlon — an athletic contest for women comprising seven different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
- herakleion — a seaport in N Crete.
- heronsbill — any of a genus (Erodium) of plants of the geranium family, with fine leaves and yellow, white, or reddish flowers
- herrenvolk — master race.
- hollowness — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- holoenzyme — an enzyme complete in both its apoenzyme and coenzyme components.
- holofernes — (in the Book of Judith) a general, serving Nebuchadnezzar, who was killed by Judith.
- holohedron — a holohedral form or crystal
- holstering — Present participle of holster.
- holystoned — Simple past tense and past participle of holystone.
- holystones — Plural form of holystone.
- home-alone — (esp of a young child) left in a house, flat, etc unattended
- homeliness — lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
- homolosine — (cartography) Being or employing a particular pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite projection used for world maps.
- honourable — (British spelling) Alternative form of honorable.
- honourless — Without honour; dishonourable or dishonoured.
- hornblende — a dark-green to black mineral of the amphibole group, calcium magnesium iron and hydroxyl aluminosilicate.
- hornblower — One who, or that which, blows a horn.
- horned owl — any large owl of the genus Bubo, having prominent ear tufts: family Strigidae
- hortensial — (obsolete) Fit for a garden.
- hostelling — Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- hounsfield — ˈGodfrey Newˌbold (ˈnuˌboʊld ) ; no̅oˈbōldˌ) 1919-2004; Brit. engineer & inventor: developed the CAT scanner
- hour angle — the angle, measured westward through 360°, between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial body.
- houseclean — to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning.
- houselling — administration of the Eucharist
- houseplant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- hucklebone — hipbone.
- huddleston — (Ernest Urban) Trevor, 1913–1998, English Anglican archbishop and antiapartheid activist in Africa.
- hyalophane — a variety of orthoclase in which some of the potassium is replaced by barium.
- hydroplane — a seaplane.
- iconophile — a connoisseur of icons or images.
- ideational — of, relating to, or involving ideas or concepts.
- ill-gotten — acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means: ill-gotten gains.
- ill-omened — having or attended by bad omens; ill-starred.
- illusioned — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
- impersonal — not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person: an impersonal remark.
- imployment — Obsolete spelling of employment.
- impotently — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- in lieu of — place; stead.
- in trouble — facing punishment
- in-solvent — not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
- inceptisol — a soil so young that horizons have just begun to form: especially prevalent in tundra areas.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- indicolite — Mineralogy. a dark-blue tourmaline, used as a gem.
- indolently — having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
- indophenol — a quinonimine derivative that is the parent substance of the blue and green indophenol dyes.