11-letter words containing s, h, r, a
- hydragogues — Plural form of hydragogue.
- hydrocorals — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrogenase — an enzyme in certain microorganisms that speeds up the reversible oxidation of hydrogen
- hydrolysate — any compound formed by hydrolysis.
- hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.
- hygrographs — Plural form of hygrograph.
- hyoplastral — of or relating to hyoplastra
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hypercasual — Extremely casual.
- hypergelast — Someone who laughs excessively.
- hypermnesia — the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
- hyperplanes — Plural form of hyperplane.
- hyperplasia — abnormal multiplication of cells.
- hyperplasic — Relating to hyperplasia.
- hypersaline — Having an abnormally high salinity.
- hypersexual — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hyperstatic — redundant (def 5b).
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypsography — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- hysteresial — relating to the retardation of an effect following upon its cause
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- icosahedral — Of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron.
- icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
- idler shaft — a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox
- in chambers — in the privacy of a judge's chambers
- in the wars — (esp of a child) hurt or knocked about, esp as a result of quarrelling and fighting
- inhabitress — a female inhabitant
- interparish — involving, or occurring between, two or more parishes
- intraschool — Within a single school.
- ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- isodiaphere — one of two or more nuclides in which the difference between the number of neutrons and the number of protons is the same
- israelitish — of or relating to the Israelites; Hebrew.
- issacharite — a member of the tribe of Issachar.
- jackhammers — Plural form of jackhammer.
- janitorship — the office of janitor
- jew-s--harp — (sometimes lowercase) a small, simple musical instrument consisting of a lyre-shaped metal frame containing a metal tongue, which is plucked while the frame is held in the teeth, the vibrations causing twanging tones.
- job sharing — to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.
- joseph raff — Joseph Joachim, 1822–82, Swiss composer.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- khyber pass — the chief mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan, W of Peshawar. 33 miles (53 km) long; 6825 feet (2080 meters) high.
- kongur shan — a mountain in China, in W Xinjiang: the highest peak in the Pamirs. Height: 7719 m (25 325 ft)
- kosher salt — a coarse-grained salt with no additives, used especially to draw out the blood from meat to make it kosher.
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.