11-letter words containing n, o, h, e
- helleborine — A mainly woodland orchid occurring chiefly in north temperate regions.
- hello money — a charge made by a retailer to a supplier for introducing the supplier's goods to its stores
- helminthoid — shaped like a helminth; vermiform; wormlike.
- helminthous — having intestinal worms
- helmsperson — A helmsman or helmswoman.
- helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
- 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.
- hemeprotein — (protein) Any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.
- hemianopsia — any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.
- hemianoptic — suffering from hemiopia, blind in half the field of vision
- hemielytron — hemelytron.
- hemisection — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hemodynamic — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemeprotein.
- hemosiderin — a yellowish-brown protein containing iron, derived chiefly from hemoglobin and found in body tissue and phagocytes, especially as the result of disorders in iron metabolism and the breakdown of red blood cells.
- henchperson — a loyal supporter, follower, or subordinate
- henry fonda — Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.
- hepatotoxin — Any substance that causes hepatotoxicity.
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- heptahedron — a solid figure having seven faces.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- heptathlons — Plural form of heptathlon.
- hercegovina — Herzegovina.
- herding dog — one of any of several breeds of dogs used originally for herding livestock, including the Belgian sheepdog, collie, German shepherd, and Old English sheepdog.
- hereinabove — before in this document, statement, etc.
- hereinbelow — afterward in this document, statement, etc.
- heroin chic — the perceived glamorization of heroin and the characteristics associated with heroin addicts, such as gauntness and hollow eyes
- heroin user — a person who regularly takes the drug heroin, who may or may not be addicted to it
- heroization — to make a hero of: a war film that heroizes the warrior.
- herringbone — a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V , used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc.
- herzegovina — a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary 1878–1914; now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- hesitations — Plural form of hesitation.
- hesperornis — a toothed aquatic bird of the extinct genus Hesperornis, fossils of which are found in rocks of Cretaceous age in Kansas, having the rear legs modified for swimming and reaching a length of more than 4 feet (1.2 meters).
- heteroauxin — indoleacetic acid.
- heterodyned — Simple past tense and past participle of heterodyne.
- heterogenic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- heterogonic — exhibiting allometry
- heterophone — A word whose spelling and sound both differ from another\u2019s.
- heterophony — the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.
- heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
- hexagonally — In a hexagonal manner.
- hexahedrons — Plural form of hexahedron.
- hexahemeron — hexaemeron.
- hexastichon — hexastich.
- hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hideousness — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- hierodeacon — a monk who is also a deacon.
- hieronymite — a member of a congregation of hermits named after St. Jerome.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.