11-letter words containing o, n, s, h, r
- 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
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- 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
- hexahedrons — Plural form of hexahedron.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- histrionics — an actor.
- histrionism — Histrionic behaviour.
- home screen — television.
- homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
- honeyeaters — Plural form of honeyeater.
- honeysucker — a bird that feeds on the nectar of flowers.
- 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 clause — (logic) A set of atomic literals with at most one positive literal. Usually written L <- L1, ..., Ln or <- L1, ..., Ln where n>=0, "<-" means "is implied by" and comma stands for conjuction ("AND"). If L is false the clause is regarded as a goal. Horn clauses can express a subset of statements of first order logic. The name "Horn Clause" comes from the logician Alfred Horn, who first pointed out the significance of such clauses in 1951, in the article "On sentences which are true of direct unions of algebras", Journal of Symbolic Logic, 16, 14-21. A definite clause is a Horn clause that has exactly one positive literal.
- horn silver — cerargyrite.
- horn-spread — (of a horned creature) the distance between the outermost tips of the horns.
- hornswoggle — to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
- horrisonant — Having an unpleasant sound.
- horrisonous — sounding dreadful
- horse conch — a marine gastropod, Pleuroploca gigantea, having a yellowish, spired shell that grows to a length of 2 feet (0.6 meters).
- horse sense — common sense.
- horse-drawn — A horse-drawn carriage, cart, or other vehicle is one that is pulled by one or more horses.
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
- host number — (networking) The host part of an Internet address. The rest is the network number.
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000
- house brand — a brand name used by a retailer for a product or product line made specifically for or by the retailer.
- house organ — a periodical issued by a business or other establishment for its employees, customers, and other interested readers, presenting news about the firm, its products, and its personnel.
- house owner — A house owner is a person who owns a house.
- house-train — to housebreak.
- housebroken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- houselander — Caryll [kar-uh l] /ˈkær əl/ (Show IPA), 1901–54, English writer on Roman Catholicism.
- houseparent — one of a married couple responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc., sometimes acting solely as an advisor, but often serving as host or hostess, chaperon, housekeeper, etc.
- houseperson — someone who manages a household; househusband or housewife.
- hydrogenase — an enzyme in certain microorganisms that speeds up the reversible oxidation of hydrogen
- hydrogenous — of or containing hydrogen.
- hydrophones — Plural form of hydrophone.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- 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
- hypernymous — Having the qualities of a hypernym.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.