10-letter words containing r, h, i, n
- hirudinean — any annelid worm of the class Hirudinea, comprising the leeches.
- hirudinoid — of, relating to, or resembling a leech.
- hirudinous — leech-like
- historians — Plural form of historian.
- histrionic — of or relating to actors or acting.
- hogarthian — William, 1697–1764, English painter and engraver.
- holstering — Present participle of holster.
- homorganic — (of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of articulation, as p, b, and m, which are all bilabial.
- honoraries — Plural form of honorary.
- honorarily — given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc.: The university presented the new governor with an honorary degree.
- honorarium — a payment in recognition of acts or professional services for which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set: The mayor was given a modest honorarium for delivering a speech to our club.
- honorifics — Plural form of honorific.
- honorius i — died a.d. 638, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 625–638.
- hoodwinker — One who hoodwinks.
- hoofprints — Plural form of hoofprint.
- horizontal — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- hormogonia — a portion of filament in blue-green algae that becomes detached and reproduces by cell division.
- horn chair — a chair, especially of the late 19th-century U.S., having a frame made from steer, elk, buffalo, or other animal horns.
- hornrimmed — Alternative form of horn-rimmed.
- horridness — The quality of being horrid.
- horrifying — to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
- hortensial — (obsolete) Fit for a garden.
- hot spring — a thermal spring having water warmer than 98°F (37°C): the water is usually heated by emanation from or passage near hot or molten rock.
- housetrain — To teach a house pet to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home.
- hovertrain — an experimental high-speed train that rides on a cushion of air over a concrete guide track in the shape of an inverted T and is propelled by one or more propellers or jet engines.
- huebnerite — a reddish-brown mineral of the wolframite group, manganese tungstate, MnWO 4 , a minor ore of tungsten.
- humaniform — Like a human or that of a human in form, seeming, or appearance.
- humdingers — Plural form of humdinger.
- humgruffin — a terrible or repulsive person
- hungriness — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
- hurricanes — Plural form of hurricane.
- hursinghar — night jasmine (def 1).
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hydrastine — an alkaloid, C 21 H 21 NO 6 , that is extracted from the roots of goldenseal and forms prismatic crystals: used as an astringent and to inhibit uterine bleeding.
- hydrogenic — (chemistry) hydrogen-like.
- hydromania — an excessive craving or love for water
- hydroponic — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hypergiant — (star) A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
- hyperlinks — Plural form of hyperlink.
- hypermania — excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze: The country has a mania for soccer.
- hypermanic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
- hypernymic — Of or pertaining to hypernyms.
- hyperpneic — characterized by unusually fast breathing
- hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
- hypertonia — increased rigidity, tension, and spasticity of the muscles.
- hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- hypnotizer — One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypodorian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the ascending diatonic scale from A to A
- hystricine — Like or pertaining to porcupines.