15-letter words containing y
- hemodynamically — With regard to hemodynamics.
- hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
- hendecasyllable — a word or line of verse of 11 syllables.
- henry cavendish — Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
- hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- heterocercality — the condition or state of having a heterocercal tail
- heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- heterogeneously — different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
- heterosexuality — sexual feeling or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex.
- hexahydrothymol — menthol.
- hexylresorcinol — white or yellowish-white, needle-shaped crystals, C 12 H 18 O 2 , used chiefly as an antiseptic and for the expulsion of intestinal worms.
- hieroglyphology — the study of hieroglyphic writing.
- high and mighty — self-important, arrogant
- high technology — any technology requiring the most sophisticated scientific equipment and advanced engineering techniques, as microelectronics, data processing, genetic engineering, or telecommunications (opposed to low technology).
- high-and-mighty — haughty; arrogant.
- high-dependency — needing or providing a more than usually high level of healthcare
- highway robbery — robbery committed on a highway against travelers, as by a highwayman.
- hillbilly music — folk music combined with elements of popular music in which the banjo, fiddle, and guitar are principal instruments: a type of music that originated in mountain regions of the southern U.S.
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- histomorphology — histology.
- histophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with tissues.
- hobbledehoyhood — The period of time of being a hobbledehoy; awkward adolescence.
- holding company — a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).
- holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
- holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
- holiday feeling — the positive feeling people experience while on holiday and during holiday periods such as the Christmas period
- holiday traffic — increased road traffic during holiday periods and public holidays
- holiday village — a park with villas where holidaymakers stay and which has a central area with a shop, entertainment, etc
- holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
- holographically — In a holographic way.
- holyhead island — former name of Holy Island (def 2).
- homeopathically — By means of homeopathy.
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth in which the sepals and petals are fused together and indistinguishable
- honey tangerine — a citrus fruit with a deep-orange pulp, formed by crossing a tangerine and a sweet orange hybrid; Murcott
- honeycomb tripe — a part of the inner lining of the stomach of the steer, calf, hog, or sheep, resembling a honeycomb in appearance and considered a table delicacy.
- honeymoon suite — a luxurious suite in a hotel designed for honeymooners
- hootchy-kootchy — cooch.
- hop-o'-my-thumb — a very small person, as a midget or dwarf.
- horse artillery — cavalry equipped with artillery
- horse-and-buggy — of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
- horticulturally — With respect to horticulture.
- host-host layer — transport layer
- hostess trolley — a trolley, usually wheeled, on which to keep food warm until the hostess is ready to serve it
- house of prayer — house of God.
- house physician — a house officer working in a medical as opposed to a surgical discipline
- how do you mean — If you say 'How do you mean?' to someone, you are asking them to explain or give more details of what they have just said.
- hughes syndrome — a condition of the autoimmune system caused by antibodies reacting against phospholipids, leading to thrombosis
- hull efficiency — the ratio of the quantity of work required to tow a certain hull at a given speed to that required to drive it with a certain propeller: used in propeller design.
- human geography — the study of the interaction between human beings and their environment in particular places and across spatial areas.