12-letter words containing a, t, h, e, l, i
- cable stitch — a pattern or series of knitting stitches producing a design like a twisted rope
- cable-stitch — a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
- calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
- callisthenes — c360–327 b.c, Greek philosopher: chronicled Alexander the Great's conquests.
- callisthenic — Alternative spelling of calisthenic.
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- catechetical — of or relating to teaching by question and answer
- chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
- chalcanthite — a blue secondary mineral consisting of hydrated copper sulphate in triclinic crystalline form. Formula: CuSO4.5H2O
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- chat-up line — A chat-up line is a remark that someone makes in order to start a conversation with someone they do not know but find sexually attractive.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- diethylamide — (organic compound) The derivative of a compound formed by adding an amide group with two ethyl substituents, N(C2H5)2.
- diethylamine — (organic compound) The secondary amine (CH3CH2)2NH.
- dilettantish — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- disestablish — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- ditheistical — of or relating to ditheism, ditheistic
- ditheletical — relating to ditheletism, the doctrine that Christ had two wills
- early blight — a disease of plants characterized by leaf spotting, defoliation, and stunted growth, caused by any of several fungi, as Alternaria solani or Cercospora apii.
- earth pillar — a pillar of earthy matter left by erosion of the surrounding ground.
- east lothian — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- edith cavell — Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- elizabeth ii — born 1926, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1952; daughter of George VI
- empathically — In an empathic manner.