12-letter words containing c, i, r, h
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hyperthermic — Having a very high body temperature.
- hypertrophic — abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
- hypertypical — excessively typical
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- 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.
- 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.
- hypotrochoid — a geometric curve or pattern formed by following a fixed point on the radial line of a small circle moving around the circumference of a larger circle
- hypsochromic — (physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- ichthyolatry — The worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- iconographic — of or relating to iconography.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- idiorhythmic — (of an institution) allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- 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 search of — looking for, seeking
- 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.
- incharitable — Obsolete form of uncharitable.
- incoherences — Plural form of incoherence.
- incoherently — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
- indricothere — a long-necked, long-legged, fossil mammal, Indricotherium transouralicum, related to the rhinoceros and existing 10 to 30 million years ago, possibly the largest and heaviest land mammal.
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- inharmonical — Alternative form of inharmonic.
- inheritances — Plural form of inheritance.
- inter-branch — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- inter-ethnic — pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- interchanger — a person or thing that interchanges
- interchanges — Plural form of interchange.
- interchannel — occurring or existing between two or more channels
- interchapter — a short chapter in a book that occurs between two major chapters
- interpsychic — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- intrahepatic — (anatomy) Within the liver.
- intrapsychic — Within the psyche or mind.
- intrenchment — Archaic spelling of entrenchment.
- irish coffee — a mixture of hot coffee and Irish whiskey, sweetened and topped with whipped cream.
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- isochromatic — Optics. having the same color or tint.
- java archive — (file format, filename extension) (jar) A compressed archive file containing Java class files, filename extension: ".jar". The Java Development Kit contains a tool called "jar" for creating .jar files, similar to the standard Unix tar command. As well as archiving and compressing the Java class files, it also inserts a "manifest" file which can contain information about the class files, such as a digital signature. Combining class files into a single archive file makes it possible to download them in a single HTTP transaction. This, and the compression, speeds up execution of Java programs delivered via the Internet. (2001}-02-03)