11-letter words containing o, h, m, i
- heliometers — Plural form of heliometer.
- heliometric — Of or relating to the heliometer, or to heliometry.
- helminthoid — shaped like a helminth; vermiform; wormlike.
- helminthous — having intestinal worms
- hematologic — Of or relating to hematology.
- hematolysis — hemolysis.
- 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.
- hemeralopia — a condition of the eyes in which sight is normal in the night or in a dim light but is abnormally poor or wholly absent in the day or in a bright light.
- hemeralopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
- 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.
- hemimorphic — (of a crystal) having the two ends of an axis unlike in their planes or modifications; lacking a center of symmetry.
- hemipterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hemiptera, an order of insects having forewings that are thickened and leathery at the base and membranous at the apex, comprising the true bugs.
- 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.
- hemophiliac — Also, hemophile. a person having hemophilia.
- hemopoiesis — hematopoiesis.
- hemopoietic — hematopoiesis.
- hemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemeprotein.
- hemorrhagic — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- hemorrhoids — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)
- 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.
- hemostatics — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- hemotrophic — the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- heroic poem — a poem written in an epic style using lines of iambic pentameter.
- heteroecism — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- hieronymite — a member of a congregation of hermits named after St. Jerome.
- high comedy — comedy dealing with polite society, characterized by sophisticated, witty dialogue and an intricate plot.
- high-income — of or relating to those with a larger income than the average.
- highbrowism — Highbrow attitudes and policies generally.
- hippocampal — of or relating to the hippocampus.
- hippocampus — Classical Mythology. a sea horse with two forefeet, and a body ending in the tail of a dolphin or fish.
- hippodamist — a horse-tamer
- hippodamous — horse-taming
- hippodromed — Simple past tense and past participle of hippodrome.
- hippodromes — Plural form of hippodrome.
- hippodromic — of or relating to a hippodrome
- hippopotami — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
- historicism — a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency.
- histrionism — Histrionic behaviour.
- hit or miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- hit-or-miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- ho chi minh — 1890?–1969, North Vietnamese political leader: president of North Vietnam 1954–69.
- holomorphic — analytic (def 5).
- holophytism — the property of being holophytic
- holy family — a representation in art of Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus.
- home baking — such things as bread, cakes and biscuits that are baked at home