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14-letter words containing t, h, y, o

  • heterologously — In a heterologous manner.
  • heterophyllous — having different kinds of leaves on the same plant.
  • heterosexually — In a heterosexual way.
  • heterozygosity — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
  • highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
  • histochemistry — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
  • histologically — In an histological manner.
  • histopathology — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
  • historiography — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
  • histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
  • hither and yon — Hither and thither means in many different directions or places, and in a disorganized way. In American English, the expression hither and yon is sometimes used.
  • holiday resort — self-contained vacation spot
  • holy matrimony — marriage
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
  • honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
  • horn of plenty — cornucopia.
  • house of study — Beth Midrash.
  • humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • hybristophilia — A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.
  • hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
  • hydrobiologist — someone who studies or specializes in hydrobiology
  • hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
  • hydroextractor — a device that dries things by means of the material to be dried being spun around the device's central axis
  • hydrolytically — By means of hydrolysis.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydronephrotic — of, relating to, or affected by hydronephrosis
  • hydropathicity — (chemistry) The relative hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of a compound, especially of an amino acid residue in a protein.
  • hydrophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being hydrophilic.
  • hydrophobicity — (chemistry, uncountable) The condition of being hydrophobic.
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hydroscopicity — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
  • hydrothermally — By hydrothermal means.
  • hydroxyapatite — a mineral, Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 OH 2 , that is the principal storage form of calcium and phosphorus in bone.
  • hydroxybutyric — Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.
  • hygroscopicity — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
  • hyper-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
  • hyperchromatic — Hyperchromic.
  • hypercorrectly — In a hypercorrect manner.
  • hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
  • hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
  • hyperexcretion — excessive excretion
  • hyperextension — the extension of a part of the body beyond normal limits.
  • hypergeometric — of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
  • hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
  • hyperkeratosis — Pathology. proliferation of the cells of the cornea. a thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
  • hyperkeratotic — Pathology. proliferation of the cells of the cornea. a thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
  • hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
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