11-letter words containing h
- amelanchier — A tree or shrub of a genus that includes the juneberries.
- amenorrheic — of or relating to amenorrhea
- amenorrhoea — abnormal absence of menstruation
- amethocaine — The drug tetracaine.
- amethystine — Like amethyst, especially when referring to colour.
- aminophenol — any of three isomeric forms that are soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-), in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-). Formula: C6H4NH2OH
- ammishaddai — the father of Ahiezer, the Danite. Num. 1:12; 2:25.
- ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
- amniography — an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.
- amorphously — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- ampere-hour — a practical unit of quantity of electricity; the quantity that flows in one hour through a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere. 1 ampere-hour is equivalent to 3600 coulombs
- amphetamine — Amphetamine is a drug which increases people's energy, makes them excited, and reduces their desire for food.
- amphibiotic — having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians
- amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
- amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
- amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
- amphibrachs — Plural form of amphibrach.
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amphichiral — (mathematics) superimposable on its mirror image; achiral.
- amphichroic — producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base
- amphicrania — (pathology) A headache affecting both sides of the head.
- amphictyony — (in ancient Greece) a religious association of states for the maintenance of temples and the cults connected with them
- amphidromia — a family festival in ancient Athens in honor of the birth of a child, during which the child received its name.
- amphigenous — (of certain parasitic fungi) growing on both sides of leaves.
- amphigories — Plural form of amphigory.
- amphikaryon — a diploid nucleus.
- amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
- amphimacers — Plural form of amphimacer.
- amphipathic — of or relating to a molecule that possesses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic elements, such as are found in detergents, or phospholipids of biological membranes
- amphiphilic — relating to or characterizing an amphiphile
- amphipodous — (of certain invertebrates, such as sand hoppers) having both swimming and jumping appendages
- amphisbaena — any worm lizard of the genus Amphisbaena
- amphistylar — (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends or at both sides
- amphithemis — a son of Apollo and Acacallis.
- amphithuron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphithyron — amphithyra (def 1).
- amphitricha — bacteria that have flagella at both ends
- amphophilic — (cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or basic dye.
- amphoriskos — a miniature amphora.
- ampitheater — Misspelling of amphitheater.
- ampitheatre — Misspelling of amphitheatre.
- amyotrophic — (medicine) Characterized by atrophy of the muscles.
- anacanthous — having no spines or thorns.
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronist — A person who has anachronistic views or habits.
- anachronize — To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- anacoloutha — Plural form of anacolouthon.
- anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
- anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.