11-letter words containing r, o, m, i
- graminology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
- granitiform — resembling granite
- granuliform — having a granular structure
- graphomania — The compulsion to write books.
- grey import — an imported vehicle that does not have an exact model equivalent in the receiving country
- guinea worm — a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
- gummiferous — producing gum
- gymnorhinal — (of a bird) having the nostrils exposed, not covered by feathers.
- haematocrit — Alternative spelling of hematocrit.
- haemorrhoid — (UK) alternative spelling of hemorrhoid.
- halomorphic — containing or resulting from the presence of neutral salts or alkaline salts or the presence of both
- harmolodics — the technique of each musician in a group simultaneously improvising around the melodic and rhythmic patterns in a tune, rather than one musician improvising on its underlying harmonic pattern while the others play an accompaniment
- harmonicist — Someone who plays the harmonica.
- harmoniphon — an obsolete musical instrument consisting of a mouth tube and keyboard that acts on reeds which vibrate to give a sound similar to an oboe
- harmonising — Present participle of harmonise.
- harmonistic — pertaining to a harmonist or harmony.
- harmonizers — Plural form of harmonizer.
- harmonizing — Present participle of harmonize.
- heliochrome — a photograph that reproduces the natural colours of the subject
- heliochromy — the process and practice of producing a photograph that reproduces the natural colours of the subject
- heliometers — Plural form of heliometer.
- heliometric — Of or relating to the heliometer, or to heliometry.
- hemeprotein — (protein) Any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.
- hemeralopia — a condition of the eyes in which sight is normal in the night or in a dim light but is abnormally poor or wholly absent in the day or in a bright light.
- hemeralopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
- hemielytron — hemelytron.
- hemimorphic — (of a crystal) having the two ends of an axis unlike in their planes or modifications; lacking a center of symmetry.
- 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.
- hemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemeprotein.
- hemorrhagic — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- hemorrhoids — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)
- hemosiderin — a yellowish-brown protein containing iron, derived chiefly from hemoglobin and found in body tissue and phagocytes, especially as the result of disorders in iron metabolism and the breakdown of red blood cells.
- hemotrophic — the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
- 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.
- heteroecism — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- hieronymite — a member of a congregation of hermits named after St. Jerome.
- highbrowism — Highbrow attitudes and policies generally.
- hippodromed — Simple past tense and past participle of hippodrome.
- hippodromes — Plural form of hippodrome.
- hippodromic — of or relating to a hippodrome
- historicism — a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency.
- histrionism — Histrionic behaviour.
- hit or miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- hit-or-miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- holomorphic — analytic (def 5).
- homebuilder — a person whose occupation is homebuilding.
- homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
- homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
- homeworking — Working from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.