11-letter words starting with ho
- homodimeric — Of or pertaining to a homodimer.
- homoeopathy — Alternative spelling of homeopathy.
- homogametic — producing only one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosomes.
- homogenated — Homogenized.
- homogenates — Plural form of homogenate.
- homogeneity — composition from like parts, elements, or characteristics; state or quality of being homogeneous.
- homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- homogenesis — reproduction in which the offspring resemble the parents and undergo the same cycle of development.
- homogenetic — pertaining to or characterized by homogenesis.
- homogenised — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenized — Simple past tense and past participle of homogenize.
- homogenizer — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homogenize.
- homographic — a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
- homoiotherm — a homoiothermal animal.
- homoiousian — a member of a 4th-century a.d. church party that maintained that the essence of the Son is similar to, but not the same as, that of the Father.
- homolignane — (organic chemistry) Any compound derived from a lignane by adding extra carbon atoms in a ring or sidechain.
- homologated — Simple past tense and past participle of homologate.
- homological — homologous.
- homologized — Simple past tense and past participle of homologize.
- homomorphic — pertaining to two sets that are related by a homomorphism.
- homonuclear — a homonuclear molecule is composed of atoms of the same element or isotope and all of its nuclei are alike
- homophilous — Homophilic.
- homophonous — identical in pronunciation.
- homophylies — Plural form of homophyly.
- homoplastic — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
- homopolymer — a polymer consisting of a single species of monomer, as polyadenylic acid or polyglutamic acid.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- homopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of insects closely related to the hemipterous insects (in some classifications a suborder of Hemiptera) but having membranous forewings and hind wings, including the aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, and scale insects.
- homosexuals — Plural form of homosexual.
- homosporous — having the spores of one kind only.
- homothallic — having all mycelia alike, the opposite sexual functions being performed by different cells of a single mycelium. Compare heterothallic (def 1).
- homothermal — homoiothermal.
- homothermic — (biology) warm-blooded.
- homotypical — (biology) homotypal.
- homozygosis — the state of being a homozygote.
- homozygotes — Plural form of homozygote.
- honest john — Informal. an honest, sincere man. a man so trusting and innocent that he may be easily cheated or deceived.
- honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
- honesty box — a container into which members of the public are trusted to place payments when there is no attendant to collect them
- honey eater — any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.
- honey guide — any of several small, usually dull-colored birds of the family Indicatoridae, of Africa and southern Asia, certain species of which are noted for their habit of leading people or animals to nests of honeybees in order to feed on the honey, larvae, and wax of the nests after they have been broken open.
- honey mouse — a small agile Australian marsupial, Tarsipes spenserae, having dark-striped pale brown fur, a long prehensile tail, and a very long snout and tongue with which it feeds on honey, pollen, and insects: family Phalangeridae
- honey plant — any of various plants that are particularly useful in providing bees with nectar
- honey wagon — a wagon or truck for collecting and carrying excrement or manure.
- honey-eater — any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.
- honey-sweet — sweet as honey.
- honeycombed — Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
- honeyeaters — Plural form of honeyeater.
- honeylocust — any of a genus (Gleditsia) of trees of the caesalpinia family, esp. a North American species (G. triacanthos) usually having strong, thorny branches, featherlike foliage, and large, twisted pods containing beanlike seeds and a sweet pulp