11-letter words containing s, e, m, i, o
- formalities — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
- formicaries — Plural form of formicary.
- formularies — Plural form of formulary.
- formularise — (British) To express as a formula, to formulate.
- frotteurism — (sexuality) The act of rubbing one’s genitalia against another’s person, usually that of a stranger. Must be non-consensual and is considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is known as frottage).
- gamogenesis — sexual reproduction.
- gemmiferous — bearing buds or gemmae; gemmiparous.
- gemmiparous — producing or reproducing by buds or gemmae.
- gemmologist — the science dealing with natural and artificial gemstones.
- gemologists — Plural form of gemologist.
- geocentrism — A belief that Earth is the center of the universe and does not move.
- geodynamics — (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.
- geoisotherm — isogeotherm.
- ghost image — ghost (def 8).
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- glumiferous — having glumes
- goniometers — Plural form of goniometer.
- goosepimple — Alt form goose pimple.
- gormandizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandize.
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
- gummiferous — producing gum
- gynostegium — a specialized caplike mass of tissue covering a gynoecium.
- gynostemium — the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.
- haemoptysis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemoptysis.
- haemostasis — Alternative spelling of hemostasis.
- haemostatic — That promotes haemostasis.
- harmonizers — Plural form of harmonizer.
- heliometers — Plural form of heliometer.
- helminthous — having intestinal worms
- hematolysis — hemolysis.
- hemianopsia — any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.
- 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.
- hemisection — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hemopoiesis — hematopoiesis.
- 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.
- hemostatics — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- heteroecism — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- hippodromes — Plural form of hippodrome.
- homecomings — Plural form of homecoming.
- homeoplasia — the formation, as in healing, of new tissue that is similar to the existing tissue.
- homeostasis — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homeostatic — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
- homogenesis — reproduction in which the offspring resemble the parents and undergo the same cycle of development.
- homogenised — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homogenize.
- homophylies — Plural form of homophyly.
- hormigueros — a city in W Puerto Rico, S of Mayagüez.