12-letter words containing c, a, i, n
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- hoisin sauce — a thick, sweet, spicy condiment containing soybeans, sugar, garlic, and chili peppers, used in cooking or as an accompaniment to meat, fish, or poultry, especially Peking duck.
- home machine — 1. Synonym home box. 2. The machine that receives your e-mail. These senses might be distinct, for example, for a hacker who owns one computer at home, but reads e-mail at work.
- homoromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
- hydrodynamic — pertaining to forces in or motions of liquids.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
- hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypnotically — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- ian maclaren — James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- iconoclastic — attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity: an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures.
- iconographic — of or relating to iconography.
- iconological — Of or pertaining to iconology.
- iconomachist — a person who campaigns against the use of icons in religious worship
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- idiodynamics — a system of beliefs in psychology emphasizing the role of the personality in choosing stimuli and in organizing responses.
- idiosyncracy — Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy.
- idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
- imogene coca — Imogene, 1908–2001, U.S. comic actress.
- impeachments — Plural form of impeachment.
- impermanence — not permanent or enduring; transitory.
- impermanency — Alternative form of impermanence.
- implications — something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- in actuality — actually, in fact, in reality
- in character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in duplicate — in two copies, times two
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- in substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- in that case — then
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- 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
- in the clear — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- in-compliant — not compliant; unyielding.
- in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- inabstinence — a lack of abstinence or abstention