12-letter words containing e, n, r, o, i
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hydroquinone — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 6 O 2 , formed by the reduction of quinone: used chiefly in photography and to inhibit autoxidation reactions.
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hyperflexion — Anatomy. the act of bending a limb. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypertension — Pathology. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- iatrogenesis — (medicine) Any adverse effect (or complication) resulting from medical treatment.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- ignorantness — The state or quality of being ignorant; ignorance.
- il penseroso — a poem (1632) by John Milton.
- ill-informed — lacking adequate or proper knowledge or information, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects: The public is ill-informed of the danger.
- illusoriness — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- immersionism — the doctrine that immersion is essential to Christian baptism.
- immiseration — to make miserable.
- immoderation — lack of moderation.
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- imperception — lack of perception.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- impersonally — In an impersonal manner.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impersonate.
- impersonator — a person who pretends to be another.
- implementors — Plural form of implementor.
- imponderable — not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- impressional — a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- imprisonable — capable of being imprisoned or incarcerated
- imprisonment — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- improperness — Quality of being improper.
- improvements — Plural form of improvement.
- improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in course of — in the process of
- in danger of — liable to
- in hot water — If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
- in memory of — to commemorate
- in operation — functioning, active
- in overdrive — in a state of intense activity
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- in the gross — in bulk; as a whole
- in the rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- in the round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- in the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.