11-letter words containing s, p, o, t
- go to press — When a newspaper or magazine goes to press, it starts being printed.
- gob-stopper — a large piece of hard candy.
- gobstoppers — Plural form of gobstopper.
- gospel oath — an oath sworn on the Gospels
- graded post — a position in a school having special responsibility for which additional payment is given
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- haemoptysis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemoptysis.
- hectopascal — An SI unit of pressure and stress equal to 100 pascals.
- helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
- heliophytes — a plant that grows best in full sunlight.
- heliotropes — Plural form of heliotrope.
- 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.
- hepatocytes — Plural form of hepatocyte.
- hepatoscopy — medical examination of the liver.
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- heptamerous — consisting of or divided into seven parts.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- heptathlons — Plural form of heptathlon.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- heteroptics — incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.
- heterospory — the production of both microspores and megaspores.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- hip-shooter — a person who acts or talks in a rash, impetuous way
- hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- hippodamist — a horse-tamer
- hippologist — the study of horses.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- histotrophy — A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph.
- holophytism — the property of being holophytic
- holy spirit — the spirit of God.
- homoplastic — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- homopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of insects closely related to the hemipterous insects (in some classifications a suborder of Hemiptera) but having membranous forewings and hind wings, including the aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, and scale insects.
- hoppus foot — unit of volume for round timber
- hopscotched — Simple past tense and past participle of hopscotch.
- horoscopist — One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.
- hospitalise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hospitalize.
- hospitalism — hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients.
- hospitalist — a physician who specializes in treating hospitalized patients; a specialist in inpatient medicine.
- hospitality — the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers.
- hospitalize — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hospitalman — an enlisted person working as a hospital assistant; corpsman.
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000
- house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
- house plant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- houseparent — one of a married couple responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc., sometimes acting solely as an advisor, but often serving as host or hostess, chaperon, housekeeper, etc.
- houseplants — Plural form of houseplant.
- hydrophytes — Plural form of hydrophyte.
- hygrophytes — Plural form of hygrophyte.