10-letter words containing y, o, g, h
- gynophobic — relating to a dread or hatred of women
- gynophores — Plural form of gynophore.
- gypsophila — any plant belonging to the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family, native to Mediterranean regions, having small, panicled, pink or white flowers, as baby's breath.
- gypsophile — any plant living or thriving in soil containing gypsum.
- gypsy moth — a moth, Porthetria dispar, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of shade and other trees.
- hagiocracy — government by a body of persons esteemed as holy.
- hagiolatry — the worship of saints.
- hairy frog — a W African frog, Astylosternus robustus, the males of which have glandular hairlike processes on the flanks
- hatha yoga — (in Yoga) a method utilizing physical exercises to control the body and attain union of the self with the Supreme Being.
- hatha-yoga — (in Yoga) a method utilizing physical exercises to control the body and attain union of the self with the Supreme Being.
- hematology — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemizygote — an individual having only one of a given pair of genes.
- hemizygous — an individual having only one of a given pair of genes.
- heortology — the study of the history and significance of the feasts and seasons in the ecclesiastical calendar.
- hepatology — (medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
- heterogamy — heterogamous state.
- heterogeny — the condition or state of being heterogenous
- heterogony — the alternation of dioecious and hermaphroditic individuals in successive generations, as in certain nematodes.
- heterology — Biology. the lack of correspondence of apparently similar organic structures as the result of unlike origins of constituent parts.
- hexagynous — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hieroglyph — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hippogryph — Alternative spelling of hippogriff.
- hippophagy — the practice of eating horseflesh.
- hobblingly — in a hobbling manner
- holidaying — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- holography — the process or technique of making holograms.
- holy ghost — the third person of the Trinity.
- holy grail — grail (def 1).
- holy grass — any of several fragrant grasses of the genus Hierochloë, especially H. odorata, the vanilla grass.
- homography — The state or quality of being spelt homographically; the state or quality of existing as homographs.
- homozygote — an organism with identical pairs of genes with respect to any given pair of hereditary characters, and therefore breeding true for that character.
- homozygous — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
- honeyguide — any of a family (Indicatoridae) of small, heavily built, drab-colored piciform birds of Africa, Asia, and the East Indies: they are said to lead people or animals to bees' nests in order to eat the grubs and wax discarded by the people, etc. when they take the honeycombs
- horny frog — horned frog.
- horography — the art of constructing time-keeping instruments such as watches and clocks
- horrifying — to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
- hu yaobang — 1915–89, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party 1981–87.
- hyalograph — an instrument used in hyalography.
- hydragogue — causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels.
- hydrogenic — (chemistry) hydrogen-like.
- hydrograph — a graph of the water level or rate of flow of a body of water as a function of time, showing the seasonal change.
- hydrologic — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hyetograph — a map or chart showing the average rainfall for the localities represented.
- hygiaphone — a glass screen through which an employee may speak to members of the public, eg at a ticket office
- hygrochasy — the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hygrograph — a self-recording hygrometer.
- hygrometer — any instrument for measuring the water-vapor content of the atmosphere.
- hygrometry — the branch of physics that deals with the measurement of the humidity of air and gases.
- hygrophobe — a plant that grows best with little or no moisture
- hygrophyte — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.