12-letter words containing c, i, h, l
- archiblastic — of, relating to, or derived from an archiblast.
- archilochian — denoting or relating to the 7th century bc Greek poet Archilochus or his verse, esp the iambic trimeters or trochaic tetrameters used by him
- archipallium — (anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
- archipelagic — a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- archive file — a single computer file that contains one or more files that have been compressed
- arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
- aristolochia — any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae
- arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
- atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
- atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
- athletically — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- bacchanalian — characterized by or involving drunken revelry
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
- backslashing — Present participle of backslash.
- backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
- bahia blanca — a port in E Argentina. Pop: 276 000 (2005 est)
- baluchithere — a hornless rhinoceros of the extinct genus Baluchitherium that inhabited central Asia during the Oligocene and early Miocene epochs: the largest land mammal known.
- barrel chair — a kind of upholstered chair with an upright, rounded back
- bathetically — in a bathetic fashion
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- belly-aching — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- berlichingen — Götz von (ɡœts fɔn), called the Iron Hand. 1480–1562, German warrior knight, who robbed merchants and kidnapped nobles for ransom
- beseechingly — to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
- bibliophilic — pertaining to a bibliophile
- bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
- bicycle path — a path designed for bicyclists
- bicycle shed — a shed for bicycle storage
- bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
- bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
- biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- birch family — the plant family Betulaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves, male flowers in drooping catkins, female flowers in short clusters, and one-seeded nuts, and including the alder, birch, hazel, and hornbeam.
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- black knight — a person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company
- blind stitch — a type of stitch that is visible on one side of the material only
- blue catfish — a large freshwater catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, that is a popular food fish in the states of the Mississippi River valley.
- bolshevistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Bolshevists or Bolshevism.
- boucherville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- bounce light — Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.
- bridge cloth — a tablecloth for a bridge table.
- brunelleschi — Filippo (fiˈlippo). 1377–1446, Italian architect, whose works in Florence include the dome of the cathedral, the Pazzi chapel of Santa Croce, and the church of San Lorenzo
- 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.
- cacophonical — cacophonous
- calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
- calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.