10-letter words containing r, e, t, h, i
- heliometry — The measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc.
- heliotrope — any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers.
- heliotropy — the growth of plants in a particular direction as a response to the stimulus of light, heliotropism
- hematocrit — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
- hemipteral — of or relating to a hemipterous insect
- hemipteran — hemipterous.
- hemipteron — Alternative form of hemipteran.
- hemitropal — hemitropous
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- herbalists — Plural form of herbalist.
- hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- heredities — Plural form of heredity.
- hereditist — hereditarian.
- hereticate — to declare as heresy or as a heretic
- heriotable — liable for the payment of a heriot
- hermatypic — reef-building coral.
- hermetical — made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- hermitical — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- hermitlike — Resembling or characteristic of a hermit.
- herniation — to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- herniotomy — correction of a hernia by a cutting procedure.
- herskowitz — Melville (Jean) 1895–1963, American anthropologist.
- herstories — Plural form of herstory.
- hesitatory — Hesitating.
- heterophil — Also, heterophilic. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.
- heuristics — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hibernated — Simple past tense and past participle of hibernate.
- hibernates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate.
- hibernator — Something that hibernates.
- hieratical — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- hierolatry — worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.
- hierophant — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high water — water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.
- highermost — highest
- hilarities — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hilltopper — the top or summit of a hill.
- hindermost — Hindmost.
- hinterland — Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas.
- hintermost — Most remote; closest to the outer edge or back.
- hipsterdom — The state of being a hipster.
- hipsterish — Like a hipster; (often pretentiously) trendy.
- hipsterism — the style of life of a hipster.
- hirtellous — minutely hirsute.
- hit parade — a listing or category of popular songs ranked according to their popularity with listeners, usually as shown by sales of records.
- hitchhiker — to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
- hithermost — nearest in this direction.
- hitherside — the nearer side of something or someone
- hitherward — hither.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids