11-letter words containing n, o, r, i, s
- harmonicist — Someone who plays the harmonica.
- harmonising — Present participle of harmonise.
- harmonistic — pertaining to a harmonist or harmony.
- harmonizers — Plural form of harmonizer.
- 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)
- 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.
- heroin user — a person who regularly takes the drug heroin, who may or may not be addicted to it
- 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).
- 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
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- histrionics — an actor.
- histrionism — Histrionic behaviour.
- homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
- honorariums — Plural form of honorarium.
- honorius ii — (Lamberto Scannabecchi) died 1130, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1124–30.
- honorius iv — (Giacomo Savelli) 1210–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1285–87.
- horizonless — lacking or without a horizon.
- horizontals — Plural form of horizontal.
- horn silver — cerargyrite.
- horrisonant — Having an unpleasant sound.
- horrisonous — sounding dreadful
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000
- house-train — to housebreak.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hyperinosis — a blood condition characterized by the presence of excessive levels of fibrin
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypocretins — Plural form of hypocretin.
- hypocrinism — an abnormal condition caused by insufficient secretion from a gland, especially an endocrine gland.
- hyponitrous — of or derived from hyponitrous acid.
- ichthyornis — an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
- icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
- icosandrian — (of a plant) having at least twenty stamens
- icosandrous — belonging to the Icosandria, a class of plants
- ignoramuses — Plural form of ignoramus.
- ignorantest — (nonstandard) Superlative form of ignorant.
- ignorantism — The support or promotion of ignorance.
- illusionary — of, relating to, or characterized by illusions; deceptive; misleading.
- impersonate — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
- importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- imprecision — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- impressions — Plural form of impression.
- imprisoning — Present participle of imprison.
- improvising — Present participle of improvise.
- improvision — (obsolete) The lack of provision, a failure to provide something.
- in contrast — If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it.
- in personam — (of a judicial act) directed against a specific person or persons
- in progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.