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11-letter words containing t, e, r, a, h, y

  • gate theory — a theory proposing that neural stimulation beyond a certain threshold level, as by application of an electric current, can overwhelm the ability of the nerve center to sense pain.
  • gay-feather — any of several composite plants of the genus Liatris, especially L. spicata or L. scariosa, having hairy leaves and long clusters of purplish flowers.
  • hairy vetch — a plant, Vicia villosa, of the legume family, native to Eurasia, having hairy stems and violet and white flowers, widely grown as forage and as a cover crop.
  • harvest fly — cicada
  • heartfeltly — In a heartfelt manner.
  • heartlessly — unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
  • heavy water — water in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by deuterium, used chiefly as a coolant in nuclear reactors.
  • hematocryal — cold-blooded; poikilothermal.
  • hemihydrate — a hydrate in which there are two molecules of the compound for each molecule of water.
  • hemotherapy — therapy by means of blood, serum, or plasma transfusion.
  • heretically — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
  • heterocarpy — the production of more than one kind of fruit in one plant.
  • heterolayer — Any of a series of thin layers of different materials in a semiconductor (or similar) device.
  • hexahydrate — a hydrate that contains six molecules of water, as magnesium chloride, MgCl 2 ⋅6H 2 O.
  • hilary term — the spring term at Oxford University, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
  • holy father — a title of the pope.
  • honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
  • honey eater — any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.
  • honey-eater — any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.
  • honeyeaters — Plural form of honeyeater.
  • house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
  • hybernating — Present participle of hybernate.
  • hybernation — Obsolete spelling of hibernation.
  • hydroborate — (inorganic chemistry) Any of several anions containing hydrogen bound to boron, especially the simplest one BH4-; any salt or complex containing such an anion.
  • hydrogenate — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
  • hydrolysate — any compound formed by hydrolysis.
  • hydroxylate — to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).
  • hyetography — the study of the annual and geographical distribution of rainfall.
  • hymenoptera — hymenopteran.
  • hyperactive — unusually or abnormally active: a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.
  • hyperacuity — an extreme acuteness (of the senses)
  • hyperdactyl — having an excessive number of fingers or toes
  • hypergelast — Someone who laughs excessively.
  • hypermarket — a combined supermarket and department store.
  • hyperstatic — redundant (def 5b).
  • hyperthymia — a condition characterized by extreme overactivity.
  • hypervalent — (chemistry) having a higher than normal valence.
  • hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
  • hypothecary — of or relating to a hypothec.
  • hypothermal — lukewarm; tepid.
  • hypothermia — Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
  • hysteresial — relating to the retardation of an effect following upon its cause
  • hythergraph — a climatic graph showing relationships between temperature and humidity or temperature and precipitation.
  • inheritably — capable of being inherited.
  • keratophyre — a fine-grained soda trachyte
  • lay brother — a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor.
  • logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
  • lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
  • lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
  • macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
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