11-letter words containing o, p, h, i
- 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.
- 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).
- heterophile — Able to react immunologically with material from another species.
- heteroploid — (biology) Having a chromosome number that is neither the haploid nor the diploid number normal in the species.
- heteroptics — incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.
- heterotopia — misplacement or displacement, as of an organ.
- heterotypic — of or relating to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
- 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
- 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.
- hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- hippocratic — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- 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
- hippogriffs — Plural form of hippogriff.
- hippologist — the study of horses.
- hippophobia — Fear or dislike of horses.
- 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.
- hispidulous — covered with stiff, short hairs.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- histotrophy — A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph.
- holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- holiday pay — the salary a worker receives for days taken off work
- holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
- hollowpoint — Alternative form of hollow point.
- holographic — Also, holographic [hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-] /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA), holographical. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.
- holomorphic — analytic (def 5).
- holophrasis — the expression of the ideas of a phrase or sentence in one word; polysynthesis: a language characterized by holophrasis.
- holophytism — the property of being holophytic
- holy spirit — the spirit of God.
- 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.
- homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
- homographic — 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.”.
- homomorphic — pertaining to two sets that are related by a homomorphism.
- homophilous — Homophilic.
- homophylies — Plural form of homophyly.