11-letter words containing e, n, c, h, a
- hotel chain — a group of hotels which belong to the same company or owner, or are associated in some way
- house-clean — to clean the inside of a person's house
- hue and cry — Early English Law. the pursuit of a felon or an offender with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm.
- humectation — A moistening.
- hunchbacked — humpbacked.
- hyacinthine — of or like the hyacinth.
- hydromancer — One who practices hydromancy.
- hyoscyamine — a poisonous alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from henbane and other solanaceous plants, used as a sedative, analgesic, mydriatic, and antispasmodic.
- hypercapnia — Excessive carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, typically caused by inadequate respiration.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- ice machine — machine that makes ice cubes
- icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
- impeachment — the impeaching of a public official before an appropriate tribunal.
- in chambers — in the privacy of a judge's chambers
- in chancery — (of a suit) pending in a court of equity
- in exchange — in return
- in the face — head on, directly
- inauthentic — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- inhabitance — place of residence; habitation.
- inhancement — Obsolete form of enhancement.
- 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.
- intrathecal — Anatomy. situated within the thecal sac: covering the spinal cord.
- intrenchant — not able to be cut
- ion chamber — an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation, consisting of a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure and fitted with two electrodes such that the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas.
- ipecacuanha — the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- java trench — a trench in the Indian Ocean, S of Java: deepest known part of Indian Ocean. 25,344 feet (7725 meters) deep.
- johnny cake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- johnny-cake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- kitchen tea — a prewedding party to which guests bring an item of kitchenware or other gifts for the bride; shower.
- kitchenalia — cooking equipment and other items found in a kitchen
- kitchenmaid — a female servant who assists the cook.
- kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
- knucklehead — a stupid, bumbling, inept person.
- lancet arch — an arch having a head that is acutely pointed.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- landsknecht — a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- leatherneck — a U.S. marine.
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- mach number — a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- machine age — the period in the early 20th century when there was greater production and more new inventions of machinery than previously, and considered to be at a peak between the first and second world wars
- machine gun — automatic firearm