11-letter words containing o, p, e
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- heptahedron — a solid figure having seven faces.
- heptamerous — consisting of or divided into seven parts.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- heptathlons — Plural form of heptathlon.
- 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.
- herpetology — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- 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).
- heterocarpy — the production of more than one kind of fruit in one plant.
- heteromorph — (zoology) An ammonite whose shell is unusual in not being a regular spiral.
- heterophemy — The use of one word or phrase when another is meant.
- heterophile — Able to react immunologically with material from another species.
- heterophobe — Someone who suffers from heterophobia.
- heterophone — A word whose spelling and sound both differ from another\u2019s.
- heterophony — the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.
- heterophyte — a plant that secures its nutrition directly or indirectly from other organisms; a parasite or saprophyte.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- heteroploid — (biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
- heteropolar — polar (def 4).
- heteroptics — incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.
- heterospory — the production of both microspores and megaspores.
- heterotopia — misplacement or displacement, as of an organ.
- heterotroph — Biology. an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food.
- heterotypic — of or relating to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
- hexyl group — any of five univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 6 H 13 −.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- hierography — a treatise on religion or sacred things
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- hierophobia — an irrational fear of sacred objects or people
- hierophobic — a person who suffers from hierophobia
- highprofile — (rare) alternative spelling of high-profile.
- hip pointer — a painful bruise or torn muscle at the upper ridge of the pelvis
- hip-shooter — a person who acts or talks in a rash, impetuous way
- hipped roof — a roof having sloping ends and sides
- hippety-hop — with a hopping movement
- hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- hippodromed — Simple past tense and past participle of hippodrome.
- hippodromes — Plural form of hippodrome.
- hodgepodges — Plural form of hodgepodge.
- hokey-pokey — hocus-pocus; trickery.
- holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
- holographed — to make by the use of holography.
- holographer — One who creates holograms.
- holophrases — a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
- home-helper — someone who provides part-time or full-time care for a sick or disabled person at home.
- homeomorphy — the occurrence of two fossil species that appear to be similar although they are unrelated, happening as a result of convergent evolution
- homeopathic — of, relating to, or according to the principles of homeopathy.
- homeoplasia — the formation, as in healing, of new tissue that is similar to the existing tissue.