11-letter words containing s, h, e, l
- hegelianism — the philosophy of Hegel and his followers, characterized by the use of the Hegelian dialectic.
- heli-skiing — skiing in which skiers are transported by helicopter to remote slopes
- helichrysum — any of the numerous composite plants of the genus Helichrysum, having alternate leaves and solitary or clustered flower heads, including the strawflower.
- helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
- helicospore — a coiled cylindrical fungal spore.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- heliometers — Plural form of heliometer.
- heliophytes — a plant that grows best in full sunlight.
- helioscopic — of or relating to observations of the sun
- heliosphere — the region around the sun over which the effect of the solar wind extends.
- heliostatic — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
- heliotropes — Plural form of heliotrope.
- helispheric — spiral
- hell-raiser — a person who behaves in a rowdy, riotous manner, especially habitually.
- hellbenders — Plural form of hellbender.
- hellenistic — pertaining to Hellenists.
- hellishness — The property of being hellish.
- helminthics — Plural form of helminthic.
- helminthous — having intestinal worms
- helmsperson — A helmsman or helmswoman.
- helpfulness — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
- hemanalysis — an analysis, especially of the chemical constituents, of the blood.
- hematoblast — an immature blood cell, especially a red blood cell.
- hematolysis — hemolysis.
- hemiacetals — Plural form of hemiacetal.
- hemistichal — of or relating to a hemistich
- henry's law — the principle that at a constant temperature the concentration of a gas dissolved in a fluid with which it does not combine chemically is almost directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas at the surface of the fluid.
- heptathlons — Plural form of heptathlon.
- heracleides — ?390–?322 bc, Greek astronomer and philosopher: the first to state that the earth rotates on its axis
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- heresiology — the study of heresies.
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- hessian fly — a small fly, Phytophaga destructor, the larvae of which feed on the stems of wheat and other grasses.
- heterolysis — The dissolution of cells by lysins or enzymes from different species.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- heterostyly — the condition in certain plants, such as primroses, of having styles of different lengths, each type of style in flowers on different plants, which promotes cross-pollination
- heuristical — Of or pertaining to heuristics.
- hexastichal — of or pertaining to a hexastich
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- high places — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- higher self — a person's spiritual self, as the focus of many meditation techniques, as opposed to the physical body
- highlanders — Plural form of highlander.
- hillbillies — Plural form of hillbilly.
- hinderlands — the buttocks
- hinderlings — the buttocks or bottom
- hinshelwood — Sir Cyril Norman, 1897–1967, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
- historyless — Lacking history.
- hollandaise — The hollandaise sauce.