11-letter words containing a, t, h, e, l, d
- halogenated — Simple past tense and past participle of halogenate.
- hamfistedly — Alternative spelling of ham-fistedly.
- hand-letter — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
- hard palate — Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- health card — an identity card required to obtain public health insurance services
- health food — any natural food popularly believed to promote or sustain good health, as by containing vital nutrients, being grown without the use of pesticides, or having a low sodium or fat content.
- heat island — an urban area having higher average temperature than its rural surroundings owing to the greater absorption, retention, and generation of heat by its buildings, pavements, and human activities.
- heat shield — a coating or structure that surrounds part of the nose cone or other vulnerable surfaces of a spacecraft and, by heat absorption or ablation, protects them from excessive heating during reentry.
- heat-island — an urban area having higher average temperature than its rural surroundings owing to the greater absorption, retention, and generation of heat by its buildings, pavements, and human activities.
- 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
- hereditable — heritable.
- hexadactyly — Sexdactyly.
- hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
- hiv-related — related to the HIV virus
- homologated — Simple past tense and past participle of homologate.
- hotheadedly — In a hotheaded manner.
- hurdle rate — the rate of return that a proposed project must provide if it is to be worth considering: usually calculated as the cost of the capital involved adjusted by a risk factor
- hydrolysate — any compound formed by hydrolysis.
- hydroxylate — to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).
- hyperdactyl — having an excessive number of fingers or toes
- idler shaft — a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox
- landsknecht — a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
- lanthanides — Plural form of lanthanide.
- lead weight — a weight made of lead
- leatherhead — any of various Australasian honeyeaters, especially of the genus Philemon.
- leatherwood — an American shrub, Dirca palustris, having a tough bark.
- left-handed — having the left hand more dominant or effective than the right; preferably using the left hand: a left-handed pitcher.
- left-hander — a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.
- lethal dose — the amount of a drug or other agent that if administered to an animal or human will prove fatal
- lethargized — Simple past tense and past participle of lethargize.
- letterheads — Plural form of letterhead.
- liddel hart — Sir Basil (Henry) 1895–1970, English military authority and writer.
- light bread — white bread.
- light-armed — carrying light weapons: light-armed troops.
- light-faced — (of type) having a weight of type characterized by light thin lines
- lightheaded — giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
- lionhearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- little hand — the ticking hand on a watch or clock which indicates or points to the hour
- loathedness — the state or condition of being an object of disgust and dislike
- male thread — a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc, formed by a die or lathe tool
- mentholated — saturated with or containing menthol: a mentholated cough drop.
- metaldehyde — a chemical, (CH3CHO)4, that is a polymer of acetaldehyde, used to kill slugs and snails and also as a fuel for portable stoves
- middle path — the conduct of life by a religious person in such a way as to avoid the extremes of luxury and asceticism.
- motherlands — Plural form of motherland.
- multiheaded — having more than one head
- neanderthal — of or relating to Neanderthal man.
- netherlands — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
- northlander — the land or region in the north.
- plateholder — a lightproof container for a photographic plate, loaded into the camera with the plate and having a slide that is removed before exposing.
- rude health — If someone is in rude health, they are strong and healthy.