11-letter words containing p, r, s
- helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
- helicospore — a coiled cylindrical fungal spore.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- heliosphere — the region around the sun over which the effect of the solar wind extends.
- heliotropes — Plural form of heliotrope.
- helispheric — spiral
- helmsperson — A helmsman or helmswoman.
- hemiparesis — partial paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
- hemipterans — Plural form of hemipteran.
- hemipterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hemiptera, an order of insects having forewings that are thickened and leathery at the base and membranous at the apex, comprising the true bugs.
- hemispheres — Plural form of hemisphere.
- hemispheric — of or relating to a hemisphere.
- henchperson — a loyal supporter, follower, or subordinate
- heptamerous — consisting of or divided into seven parts.
- heptameters — Plural form of heptameter.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- heptarchies — Plural form of heptarchy.
- heptarchist — A ruler of one division of a heptarchy.
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- herpesvirus — a DNA-containing virus of the family Herpesviridae, certain members of which cause such diseases in humans as oral and genital herpes, infectious mononucleosis, chickenpox, and shingles.
- hertzsprung — Ejnar (ˈəɪnar). 1873–1967, Danish astronomer: he discovered the existence of giant and dwarf stars, originating one form of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- hesperidium — the fruit of a citrus plant, as an orange.
- 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).
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- heteroptics — incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.
- heterospory — the production of both microspores and megaspores.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- high priest — a chief priest.
- hip huggers — trousers that begin at the hips instead of the waist
- hip-huggers — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hip-shooter — a person who acts or talks in a rash, impetuous way
- hippeastrum — any plant of the South American amaryllidaceous genus Hippeastrum: cultivated for their large funnel-shaped typically red flowers
- hippiatrics — the study of the diseases of horses
- hippiatrist — someone who treats the diseases of horses
- hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- hippodromes — Plural form of hippodrome.
- hippogriffs — Plural form of hippogriff.
- hipsterisms — a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- 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.
- 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.
- holy spirit — the spirit of God.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- homopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of insects closely related to the hemipterous insects (in some classifications a suborder of Hemiptera) but having membranous forewings and hind wings, including the aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, and scale insects.
- homosporous — having the spores of one kind only.
- hoppergrass — grasshopper (def 1).
- horn-spread — (of a horned creature) the distance between the outermost tips of the horns.
- horoscopist — One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.