12-letter words containing c, o, d, e
- hexachloride — a chloride containing six atoms of chlorine.
- hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
- hexadecapole — (physics) Anything having sixteen poles or electrodes, or a combination of four quadrupoles.
- high-colored — deep in color; vivid.
- highway code — In Britain, the Highway Code is an official book published by the Department of Transport, which contains the rules which tell people how to use public roads safely.
- historicized — Simple past tense and past participle of historicize.
- homeschooled — Simple past tense and past participle of homeschool.
- horse-doctor — an informal word for a vet who specializes in treating horses
- house doctor — a resident physician in a hospital, hotel, or other public institution.
- huffman code — Huffman coding
- human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
- hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
- hydrocephaly — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrocracker — a high-pressure processing unit used for hydrocracking.
- hydroculture — A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
- hydrocyclone — A hydrocyclone is a vessel used for separating two liquids with different densities, by the circular movement of fluid.
- hydroecology — The study of support systems in wetlands such as the interactions between water and wildlife habitats.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- hypothecated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypothecate.
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
- inconfidence — (rare) Lack of confidence; mistrust.
- incoordinate — not coordinate; not coordinated.
- incorporated — legally incorporated, as a company.
- incorrodible — incapable of being corroded; not corrodible
- incrossbreed — to breed (animals) by crossbreeding inbred parents, whether of the same or of different breeds
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indian ocean — an ocean S of Asia, E of Africa, and W of Australia. 28,357,000 sq. mi. (73,444,630 sq. km).
- indirections — Plural form of indirection.
- indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
- indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- indoleacetic — as in indoleacetic acid, a naturally-occurring plant growth hormone
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- 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.
- initial code — a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits (initial code) indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four (expanded code) the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.
- intercropped — Simple past tense and past participle of intercrop.
- intercrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of intercross.
- interdiction — an act or instance of interdicting.
- interdictory — of, relating to, or noting interdiction.
- into decline — If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
- introductive — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- iridectomies — Plural form of iridectomy.
- iridectomize — to perform an iridectomy on.
- irreconciled — not reconciled, esp with God