12-letter words containing c, a, l, i, h
- 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.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- ichthyocolla — a fish glue or gelatine used as food or medicine
- ichthyolatry — The worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols.
- idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- in the clear — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- incharitable — Obsolete form of uncharitable.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- inharmonical — Alternative form of inharmonic.
- interchannel — occurring or existing between two or more channels
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- ixtaccihuatl — an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5286 meters).
- iztaccihuatl — an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5286 meters).
- kachina doll — a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- latchstrings — Plural form of latchstring.
- latin church — the Roman Catholic Church.
- latin school — a secondary school emphasizing instruction in Latin and Greek.
- leachability — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- lecithinases — Plural form of lecithinase.
- leptocephali — Plural form of leptocephalus.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- light cannon — a particularly powerful torch, spotlight, or searchlight
- like a charm — perfectly; successfully
- lisp machine — 1. (architecture) Any machine (whether notional or actual) whose instruction set is Lisp. 2. (hardware, operating system) A line of workstations made by Symbolics, Inc. from the mid-1970s (having grown out of the MIT AI Lab) to late 1980s. All system code for Symbolics Lisp Machines was written in Lisp Machine Lisp. Symbolics Lisp Machines were also notable for having had space-cadet keyboards.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- lithological — Of or pertaining to lithology.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- machiavelian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- mail-cheeked — (of certain fishes) having the cheeks crossed with a bony plate.
- manna lichen — any of several crustose lichens of the genus Lecanora, especially L. esculenta, found in the African and Arabian deserts, used for food by humans and other animals.
- mathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.