12-letter words containing a, r, t, i, c
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- halotrichite — a mineral, iron alum, isomorphous with pickeringite, occurring in the form of yellowish fibers.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
- haricot vert — green bean.
- harvest tick — chigger (def 1).
- heart urchin — an echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, having an elongate, somewhat heart-shaped outer covering.
- helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
- hemichordate — belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms.
- hermetically — so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- heterotactic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterotaxis.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- hierarchists — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
- hieratically — In a hieratic way.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- historically — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- hitch a ride — hitchhike
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- homoromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hyperacidity — excessive acidity, as of the gastric juice.
- hyperchaotic — Of or pertaining to hyperchaos.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hypertypical — excessively typical
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- ice crystals — ice formations
- ichthyolatry — The worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- iliac artery — Also called common iliac artery. either of two large arteries that conduct blood to the pelvis and the legs.
- illiteracies — Plural form of illiteracy.
- immoralistic — (somewhat, rare) Of or relating to immoralism.
- imparticular — (proscribed) in particular.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- in character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- in the chair — chairing a debate or meeting