12-letter words containing e, n, t, h, o, g
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- gerontophobe — a person who fears or hates old people or the idea of growing old
- get in touch — make contact
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- gnathostomes — Plural form of gnathostome.
- go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- groundsheets — Plural form of groundsheet.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- halogenating — Present participle of halogenate.
- halogenation — (chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hemangiomata — See under angioma.
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- hepatogenous — originating in the liver
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- heterodyning — Present participle of heterodyne.
- heterogenous — having its source or origin outside the organism; having a foreign origin.
- heterogonous — Botany. of or relating to monoclinous flowers of two or more kinds occurring on different individuals of the same species, the kinds differing in the relative length of stamens and pistils (opposed to homogonous).
- heterogynous — having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants.
- 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 treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- high-context — preferring to communicate in person, rather than by electronic methods such as email
- high-protein — (of a food) rich in proteins
- high-tension — subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage: high-tension wire.
- histogenesis — the origin and development of tissues.
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- hostess gown — a robe or housecoat worn by women for informal entertaining at home.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hydrogenated — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- 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 wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- interborough — between boroughs.
- intergrowths — Plural form of intergrowth.
- interwrought — having been interworked
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- lithogenesis — (geology) The formation of sedimentary rock.
- long clothes — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
- long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- magnetograph — a recording magnetometer, used especially for recording variations in the earth's magnetic field.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.