12-letter words containing a, h, n
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- hepatization — the transformation of tissue into a liver-like substance, esp of the lungs in pneumonia
- hepatogenous — originating in the liver
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- heptahedrons — Plural form of heptahedron.
- here and now — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- hereditament — any inheritable estate or interest in property.
- hereditarian — a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- herpetofauna — the reptiles and amphibians that inhabit a given area
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
- hesse-nassau — a former state in W Germany, now part of Hesse.
- hessian boot — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- heterokaryon — a cell containing two or more nuclei of differing genetic constitutions.
- heterokontan — of or relating to a heterokont
- heteroousian — a person who believes the Father and the Son to be unlike in substance or essence; an Arian (opposed to Homoousian).
- heteropteran — A bug of the group Heteroptera.
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- hexacosanoic — as in hexacosanoic acid
- hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
- hexaflexagon — A hexagonal flexagon.
- hexasiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having six -Si-O- groups.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- hidradenitis — (medicine) inflammation of the sweat glands.
- hierophanies — Plural form of hierophany.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high and dry — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- high and low — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- high command — the leadership or highest authority of a military command or other organization.
- high fashion — haute couture.
- high finance — large-scale financial transactions or institutions.
- high treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- high-hatting — to snub or treat condescendingly.
- high-ranking — A high-ranking person has an important position in a particular organization.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- hiking trail — a specially designated route for hikers to use
- hill farming — the activity and business of having a hill farm
- hill station — a village, post, or the like, especially in S Asia, at a high altitude where government officials and others can be stationed to escape the great heat of tropical summers.
- hill walking — the activity of walking through hilly country for pleasure
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- hinterlander — One who lives in the hinterland.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- hippocrepian — (of an aquatic organism or plant) shaped like a horseshoe
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- his and hers — (of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively
- hispaniolize — to make someone Spanish in their cultural attitudes, values, speech, etc
- hispanophile — an admirer of Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.