12-letter words containing c, h, i, n
- greenfinches — Plural form of greenfinch.
- gut-churning — nerve-wracking
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- hand-picking — to pick by hand.
- handclapping — The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- handicapable — (politically correct) disabled or handicapped.
- handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handicapping — Present participle of handicap.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- handkerchief — a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
- handstitched — Stitched by hand.
- hard science — any of the natural or physical sciences, as chemistry, biology, physics, or astronomy, in which aspects of the universe are investigated by means of hypotheses and experiments.
- haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
- harmonic law — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
- harmonically — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- harmonichord — a musical instrument resembling an upright piano intended to fuse the sound of a violin with the functionality of a piano, the tone therefore produced using friction rather than through striking
- havana cigar — any of various cigars hand rolled in Cuba, known esp for their high quality
- heart urchin — an echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, having an elongate, somewhat heart-shaped outer covering.
- hebephreniac — a person suffering from hebephrenia
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- helical scan — denoting a recording technique used with video tapes in which the recorded tracks on the tape are segments of a helix
- heliocentric — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hemstitching — Present participle of hemstitch.
- henotheistic — Relating to henotheism.
- hermeneutics — the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
- heroic tenor — a tenor with a dramatic voice
- heterophonic — the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.
- hexacosanoic — as in hexacosanoic acid
- hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hickory pine — bristlecone pine.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high command — the leadership or highest authority of a military command or other organization.
- high concept — a simple and often striking idea or premise, as of a story or film, that lends itself to easy promotion and marketing.
- high country — a mountainous area below the timberline; a forested mountain area.
- high finance — large-scale financial transactions or institutions.