10-letter words containing o, g, m
- gymnoplast — a mass of protoplasm without an enclosing wall.
- gymnosperm — a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad.
- gymnospore — a naked spore, especially one not produced in a sporangium or one lacking a protective envelope.
- gynostemia — the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.
- gypsy moth — a moth, Porthetria dispar, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of shade and other trees.
- haemagogue — promoting the flow of blood
- hatemonger — a person who kindles hatred, enmity, or prejudice in others.
- hectograms — Plural form of hectogram.
- hegemonial — hegemonic, controlling, dominant
- hegemonies — Plural form of hegemony.
- hegemonism — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hegemonist — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hemangioma — See under angioma.
- hematology — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemiglobin — methemoglobin.
- hemizygote — an individual having only one of a given pair of genes.
- hemizygous — an individual having only one of a given pair of genes.
- 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.
- hemorrhage — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- heterogamy — heterogamous state.
- hidalgoism — the position or practice of a hidalgo
- hierograms — Plural form of hierogram.
- highermost — highest
- histograms — Plural form of histogram.
- hologamous — of or relating to an organism having reproductive cells similar in size and structure to the somatic cells.
- home guard — a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
- home range — the area in which an animal normally lives.
- home-grown — grown or produced at home or in a particular region for local consumption: homegrown tomatoes.
- homecoming — a return to one's home; arrival at home.
- homemaking — the establishment or management of a home; duties of a homemaker.
- homogamous — Botany. having flowers or florets that do not differ sexually (opposed to heterogamous). having the stamens and pistils maturing simultaneously (opposed to dichogamous).
- homogenate — a mixture that has been homogenized.
- homogenise — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenize — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenous — Biology. corresponding in structure because of a common origin.
- homogonous — pertaining to monoclinous flowers that do not differ in the relative length of stamens and pistils (opposed to heterogonous).
- homografts — Plural form of homograft.
- homographs — a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
- homography — The state or quality of being spelt homographically; the state or quality of existing as homographs.
- homologate — to approve; confirm or ratify.
- homologies — the state of being homologous; homologous relation or correspondence.
- homologise — Alt form homologize.
- homologize — to make or show to be homologous.
- homologous — having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
- homologues — Plural form of homologue.
- homorganic — (of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of articulation, as p, b, and m, which are all bilabial.
- homozygote — an organism with identical pairs of genes with respect to any given pair of hereditary characters, and therefore breeding true for that character.
- homozygous — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
- hormogonia — a portion of filament in blue-green algae that becomes detached and reproduces by cell division.
- horologium — a building supporting or containing a timepiece, as a clock tower.