11-letter words containing po
- hokey-pokey — hocus-pocus; trickery.
- hollowpoint — Alternative form of hollow point.
- homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
- homopolymer — a polymer consisting of a single species of monomer, as polyadenylic acid or polyglutamic acid.
- homosporous — having the spores of one kind only.
- horned pout — a bullhead, especially the brown bullhead.
- hotch-potch — A hotch-potch is an untidy mixture of different types of things.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hyphopodium — (in a fungus) a specialized hyphal branch, composed of one or two usually lobed cells, serving for attachment and for the absorption of food.
- hypnopompic — of or relating to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness.
- hypoacidity — acidity in a lesser degree than is usual or normal, as of the gastric juice.
- hypoaeolian — of a specific mode of church music
- hypoblastic — Of, or relating to the hypoblast.
- hypocaloric — That is low in dietary calories.
- hypocenters — Plural form of hypocenter.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypochromia — an anemic condition due to a deficiency of hemoglobin in the red blood cells.
- hypochromic — an anemic condition due to a deficiency of hemoglobin in the red blood cells.
- hypocorisms — Plural form of hypocorism.
- hypocretins — Plural form of hypocretin.
- hypocrinism — an abnormal condition caused by insufficient secretion from a gland, especially an endocrine gland.
- hypocrisies — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- hypocycloid — a curve generated by the motion of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls internally, without slipping, on a given circle.
- hypodermics — Plural form of hypodermic.
- hypodiploid — having fewer chromosomes than the diploid number
- hypodynamia — diminished strength; adynamia.
- hypodynamic — diminished strength; adynamia.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypogenesis — underdevelopment of an organ or function, especially in the embryo.
- hypoglossal — situated under the tongue.
- hypoglottis — Anatomy. the underside of the tongue.
- hypogravity — The presence of an apparently decreased gravitational field (such as in an aircraft following a parabolic path).
- hypohalites — Plural form of hypohalite.
- hypoid gear — a gear resembling a bevel gear in form but designed to mesh with a similar gear in such a way that their axes would not intersect, one axis crossing over the other at approximately a right angle.
- hypokalemia — an abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood.
- hypokalemic — Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hypokinesia — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypokinesis — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypokinetic — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypolimnion — (in certain lakes) the layer of water below the thermocline.
- hypomorphic — showing a loss of gene function
- hyponitrite — a salt or ester of hyponitrous acid.
- hyponitrous — of or derived from hyponitrous acid.
- hyponychium — (anatomy) The thickened epithelium beneath a nail or claw.
- hypoosmotic — Hypotonic.
- hypopharynx — Entomology. a tonguelike lobe on the floor of the mouth in many insects.
- hypophyseal — Alternative spelling of hypophysial.
- hypophysial — pituitary gland.
- hypoplastic — Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
- hypospadias — (medicine) A birth defect of the male urethra that involves an abnormally placed urinary meatus.