12-letter words containing c, o, n, h
- hangchow bay — a bay of the East China Sea.
- hansom (cab) — a 19th-cent. two-wheeled covered carriage for two passengers, pulled by one horse: the driver's seat is above and behind the cab
- 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
- have company — If you have company, you have a visitor or friend with you.
- heckelphones — Plural form of heckelphone.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- heliocentric — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- hells canyon — a canyon on the Snake River in S Idaho and along the Oregon border: 125 miles (210 km) long with a maximum depth of about 7900 feet (2408 meters).
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- henceforward — from now on; from this point forward.
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
- henotheistic — Relating to henotheism.
- heroic tenor — a tenor with a dramatic voice
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
- heterochrony — a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.
- heterophonic — the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- hexacosanoic — as in hexacosanoic acid
- hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
- hickory pine — bristlecone pine.
- 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-context — preferring to communicate in person, rather than by electronic methods such as email
- high-scoring — (of a football etc match) in which a lot of goals are scored
- hill country — hilly area
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- hippocrepian — (of an aquatic organism or plant) shaped like a horseshoe
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- hoisin sauce — a thick, sweet, spicy condiment containing soybeans, sugar, garlic, and chili peppers, used in cooking or as an accompaniment to meat, fish, or poultry, especially Peking duck.
- holocephalan — (zoology) Any cartilaginous fish of the subclass Holocephali; the chimeras.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- home cooking — home-made food
- home country — the country a person comes from
- home machine — 1. Synonym home box. 2. The machine that receives your e-mail. These senses might be distinct, for example, for a hacker who owns one computer at home, but reads e-mail at work.
- homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- homochronous — (of a genetic character) occurring at the same age or period in the offspring as in the parent.
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- homoromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
- honey bucket — a container for excrement, as in an outdoor toilet.
- honey locust — a thorny North American tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, of the legume family, having small, compound leaves and pods with a sweet pulp.
- honeycombing — Present participle of honeycomb.
- honeycreeper — any of several small, usually brightly colored birds, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, of tropical and semitropical America.
- honeysuckles — Plural form of honeysuckle.
- horizon club — a division of Camp Fire, Inc., for members of high-school age.