11-letter words starting with he
- hemotrophic — the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
- hemp nettle — a coarse weed of the genus Galeopsis, of the mint family, resembling hemp in appearance and having bristly hairs like the nettle.
- hemstitched — Simple past tense and past participle of hemstitch.
- hemstitches — Plural form of hemstitch.
- hen harrier — northern harrier.
- hence with! — away with!
- henchperson — a loyal supporter, follower, or subordinate
- henry fonda — Henry, 1905–82, U.S. actor.
- henry's law — the principle that at a constant temperature the concentration of a gas dissolved in a fluid with which it does not combine chemically is almost directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas at the surface of the fluid.
- heparinized — Simple past tense and past participle of heparinize.
- hepatectomy — excision of part of the liver.
- hepatitis a — a normally minor form of hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood: usually transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food or water.
- hepatitis b — a form of hepatitis caused by a DNA virus (hepatitis B virus, or HBV) that persists in the blood, characterized by a long incubation period: usually transmitted by sexual contact or by injection or ingestion of infected blood or other bodily fluids.
- hepatitis c — a form of hepatitis with clinical effects similar to those of hepatitis B, caused by a blood-borne retrovirus (hepatitis C virus) that may be of the hepatitis non-A, non-B type.
- hepatocytes — Plural form of hepatocyte.
- hepatoscopy — medical examination of the liver.
- hepatotoxic — Damaging or destructive to liver cells.
- hepatotoxin — Any substance that causes hepatotoxicity.
- hepplewhite — George, died 1786, English furniture designer and cabinetmaker.
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- heptahedron — a solid figure having seven faces.
- heptamerous — consisting of or divided into seven parts.
- heptameters — Plural form of heptameter.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- heptangular — having seven angles.
- heptarchies — Plural form of heptarchy.
- heptarchist — A ruler of one division of a heptarchy.
- heptastichs — Plural form of heptastich.
- heptathlete — (athletics) An athlete who competes in the heptathlon.
- heptathlons — Plural form of heptathlon.
- heptavalent — septivalent.
- heracleides — ?390–?322 bc, Greek astronomer and philosopher: the first to state that the earth rotates on its axis
- heraclitean — of or relating to Heraclitus or his philosophy.
- herald moth — a noctuid moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix, having brownish cryptically mottled forewings and plain dull hind wings. The adult hibernates and has a prolonged life
- herb bennet — a European plant, Geum urbanum, of the rose family, having yellow flowers and an aromatic, astringent root.
- herb doctor — a person who practices healing by the use of herbs.
- herb garden — where herbs are grown
- herb robert — a wild geranium, Geranium robertianum, having fernlike, scented leaves and reddish-purple flowers.
- herbivorous — feeding on plants.
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hercegovina — Herzegovina.
- hercogamous — (of flowers) incapable of self-fertilization
- herculaneum — an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; partially excavated.
- herd tester — a technician trained to test the health and production of milk and butterfat of dairy cows
- herding dog — one of any of several breeds of dogs used originally for herding livestock, including the Belgian sheepdog, collie, German shepherd, and Old English sheepdog.
- here we are — You say 'here we are' when you have just found something that you have been looking for.
- here's how! — (as a toast) good health!
- hereditable — heritable.
- hereinabove — before in this document, statement, etc.
- hereinafter — afterward in this document, statement, etc.