10-letter words containing o, i, l, t, h
- heliometer — a telescope with a divided, adjustable objective, formerly used to measure small angular distances, as those between celestial bodies.
- heliometry — The measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc.
- heliophyte — a plant that grows best in full sunlight.
- heliostats — Plural form of heliostat.
- heliotaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from sunlight.
- heliotrope — any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers.
- heliotropy — the growth of plants in a particular direction as a response to the stimulus of light, heliotropism
- hemitropal — hemitropous
- hepatolith — A gallstone in the biliary duct of the liver.
- heriotable — liable for the payment of a heriot
- heterophil — Also, heterophilic. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.
- hierolatry — worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.
- hilltopper — the top or summit of a hill.
- hippolytus — Also, Hippolytos [hi-pol-i-tuh s, -tos] /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
- hirtellous — minutely hirsute.
- histoblast — a cell or group of cells capable of forming tissue.
- histologic — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- histolysis — disintegration or dissolution of organic tissues.
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- hold still — If you hold still, you do not move.
- hold tight — grasp firmly
- holophytic — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- holotropic — Oriented or moving towards wholeness.
- holstering — Present participle of holster.
- home-built — built at home
- homiletics — the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- homoleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having a single type of ligand.
- homotaxial — a similarity of arrangement, as of geologic strata or fossil assemblages that have the same relative position but are not necessarily contemporaneous.
- horizontal — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- horologist — an expert in horology.
- horsetails — Plural form of horsetail.
- hortensial — (obsolete) Fit for a garden.
- hospitable — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- hospitably — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- hospitaler — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hospitalet — a city in NE Spain, near Barcelona.
- hostelling — Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- hostelries — Plural form of hostelry.
- hosts file — (networking) A text file on a networked computer used to associate host names with IP addresses. A hosts file contains lines consisting of whitespace-separated fields giving an IP address followed by list of host names or aliases associated with that address. The name resolution library software can use this file to look up the IP address for a host name. The hosts file is "/etc/hosts" on Unix and "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts" or "lmhosts" on Microsoft Windows, In most cases, hosts files have now been almost entirely replaced by DNS, in which distributed servers provide the same information. A hosts file can still be used to override DNS for testing purposes or other special situations.
- hotel limo — A hotel limo is a large and very comfortable car. Hotel limos usually have a driver and are hired to bring guests to and from the hotel.
- hotel ship — a ship which is moored and used as a hotel
- hotel-dieu — a hospital.
- houselight — One of the lights in an auditorium.
- humiliator — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- humoralist — a person who believes in humoralism
- hydrolytic — producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
- hylotheism — any philosophical doctrine identifying a god or gods with matter.
- hylotheist — an adherent of hylotheism
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.