11-letter words containing o, p, s, a
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- heptathlons — Plural form of heptathlon.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- 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.
- hippodamist — a horse-tamer
- hippodamous — horse-taming
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- holophrases — a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
- holophrasis — the expression of the ideas of a phrase or sentence in one word; polysynthesis: a language characterized by holophrasis.
- homeoplasia — the formation, as in healing, of new tissue that is similar to the existing tissue.
- homoplastic — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- hoppergrass — grasshopper (def 1).
- horn-spread — (of a horned creature) the distance between the outermost tips of the horns.
- horse opera — a television or radio program or motion picture about the Wild West, often presented serially and usually dealing with adventures of cowboys, gunmen, gold prospectors, etc. Compare Western (def 8).
- horseplayer — a habitual bettor on horse races.
- hospitalise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hospitalize.
- hospitalism — hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients.
- hospitalist — a physician who specializes in treating hospitalized patients; a specialist in inpatient medicine.
- hospitality — the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers.
- hospitalize — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- hospitaller — 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.
- hospitalman — an enlisted person working as a hospital assistant; corpsman.
- house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
- house place — (in medieval architecture) a room common to all the inhabitants of a house, as a hall.
- house plant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- 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.
- houseplants — Plural form of houseplant.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hygrographs — Plural form of hygrograph.
- hylopathism — the theory that understands matter as conscious or receptive to feeling
- hylopathist — an adherent of hylopathism
- hylophagous — xylophagous (def 1).
- hyoplastral — of or relating to hyoplastra
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypoblastic — Of, or relating to the hypoblast.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypoglossal — situated under the tongue.
- hypohalites — Plural form of hypohalite.
- hypokinesia — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypophyseal — Alternative spelling of hypophysial.
- hypophysial — pituitary gland.
- hypoplastic — Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
- hypospadias — (medicine) A birth defect of the male urethra that involves an abnormally placed urinary meatus.
- hypostasize — to assume the reality of (an idea, proposition, etc.); hypostatize.
- hypostatise — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypostatize — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hyposthenia — abnormal lack of strength; weakness.