12-letter words containing c, h, i, t, o
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- heterotactic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterotaxis.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- 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 society — society (def 9).
- high-context — preferring to communicate in person, rather than by electronic methods such as email
- hill country — hilly area
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- hippopotamic — like, of, or relating to a hippopotamus
- histiocytoma — A tumour consisting of histiocytes.
- histochemist — someone who specializes in histochemistry
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- historically — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- historicized — Simple past tense and past participle of historicize.
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- hockey stick — the stick used in field hockey or ice hockey.
- holistically — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- homeothermic — (biology, of an, animal) Capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.
- homo-zygotic — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- homoeopathic — Alternative spelling of homeopathic.
- homolecithal — having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova having relatively little yolk.
- homoromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- horticulture — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- 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.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hyperchaotic — Of or pertaining to hyperchaos.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hypertrophic — abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
- hypnotically — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- hypocoristic — endearing, as a pet name, diminutive, or euphemism.
- 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.
- hypoeutectic — (of steel) having less carbon than the 0.8 percent of eutectoid steel.
- hypofunction — abnormally diminished function, especially of glands or other organs.
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.