10-letter words containing s, h, y
- hypostatic — of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- hypostress — the stress which is caused by boredom or lack of motivation
- hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- hypotheses — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypothesis — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypozeuxis — the use of a series of parallel clauses, each of which has a subject and predicate, as in “I came, I saw, I conquered.”.
- hypsometer — thermobarometer (def 1).
- hypsometry — vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes.
- hypsophobe — a person who suffers from hypsophobia
- hypsophyll — a leaf located beneath a spore-bearing leaf
- hyson skin — the inferior leaves of a Chinese green tea
- hysteresis — the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
- hysteretic — the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystericky — prone to or characterized by hysteria
- hysteritis — an inflammation of the uterus
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- hystricine — Like or pertaining to porcupines.
- ichthyoids — Plural form of ichthyoid.
- ichthyosis — a hereditary skin disease in which the epidermis continuously flakes off in large scales or plates.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- jockeyship — the art or skill of a jockey
- keypunches — Plural form of keypunch.
- kitakyushu — a seaport on N Kyushu, in S Japan: formed in 1963 by the merger of five cities (Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu, and Yawata)
- kok-saghyz — a central Asian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, of the composite family, having fleshy roots that yield a rubberlike latex.
- kshatriyas — Plural form of kshatriya.
- kymographs — Plural form of kymograph.
- labyrinths — Plural form of labyrinth.
- lachrymals — Plural form of lachrymal.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lippershey — Hans. died ?1619, Dutch lens grinder, who built the first telescope
- lithophysa — a cavity or hollow found in volcanic rocks, caused by expanding gas
- lousy with — infested with lice.
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- lyophilise — Alternative spelling of lyophilize.
- lysimachus — 361?–281 b.c, Macedonian general: king of Thrace 306–281.
- mastopathy — any disease of the breast.
- matryoshka — Each of a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of varying sizes, designed to nest inside one another.
- mesenchyme — cells of mesodermal origin that are capable of developing into connective tissues, blood, and lymphatic and blood vessels.
- mesomorphy — pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).
- mesophylls — Plural form of mesophyll.
- mesophytes — Plural form of mesophyte.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- methylates — Plural form of methylate.
- money shot — a shot in a pornographic film in which a male performer is seen to ejaculate
- mossy horn — an old steer, especially a longhorn with scaly horns.
- mushy peas — dried peas that have been soaked, boiled and mashed - often eaten with fish and chips