11-letter words containing e, a, r, t, h
- hurdle rate — the rate of return that a proposed project must provide if it is to be worth considering: usually calculated as the cost of the capital involved adjusted by a risk factor
- hybernating — Present participle of hybernate.
- hybernation — Obsolete spelling of hibernation.
- hydroborate — (inorganic chemistry) Any of several anions containing hydrogen bound to boron, especially the simplest one BH4-; any salt or complex containing such an anion.
- hydrogenate — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrolysate — any compound formed by hydrolysis.
- hydroxylate — to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).
- hyetography — the study of the annual and geographical distribution of rainfall.
- hymenoptera — hymenopteran.
- hyperactive — unusually or abnormally active: a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.
- hyperacuity — an extreme acuteness (of the senses)
- hyperdactyl — having an excessive number of fingers or toes
- hypergelast — Someone who laughs excessively.
- hypermarket — a combined supermarket and department store.
- hyperstatic — redundant (def 5b).
- hyperthymia — a condition characterized by extreme overactivity.
- hypervalent — (chemistry) having a higher than normal valence.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- hypothecary — of or relating to a hypothec.
- hypothermal — lukewarm; tepid.
- hypothermia — Pathology. subnormal body temperature.
- hysteresial — relating to the retardation of an effect following upon its cause
- hythergraph — a climatic graph showing relationships between temperature and humidity or temperature and precipitation.
- idler shaft — a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox
- in a lather — overexcited
- in the dark — having very little or no light: a dark room.
- in the rear — in a vehicle's rear seats
- in the wars — (esp of a child) hurt or knocked about, esp as a result of quarrelling and fighting
- ingathering — a gathering in, especially of farm products; harvest.
- inhabitress — a female inhabitant
- inheritable — capable of being inherited.
- inheritably — capable of being inherited.
- inheritance — something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
- interbranch — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- interchange — to put each in the place of the other: to interchange pieces of modular furniture.
- interparish — involving, or occurring between, two or more parishes
- intrathecal — Anatomy. situated within the thecal sac: covering the spinal cord.
- intrenchant — not able to be cut
- ironhearted — hardhearted or callous
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- israelitish — of or relating to the Israelites; Hebrew.
- issacharite — a member of the tribe of Issachar.
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- java trench — a trench in the Indian Ocean, S of Java: deepest known part of Indian Ocean. 25,344 feet (7725 meters) deep.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- karate chop — a sharp blow used in karate, usually delivered by a slanting stroke with the side of the hand.
- karate-chop — a sharp blow used in karate, usually delivered by a slanting stroke with the side of the hand.
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- keratophyre — a fine-grained soda trachyte
- khan tengri — a mountain in central Asia, on the border between Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of W China. Height: 6995 m (22 951 ft)