12-letter words containing e, u, n, i
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- habitualness — The characteristic of being habitual.
- hadrosaurine — Hadrosaurid.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- haussmannize — to rebuild in a similar fashion as Haussmann rebuilt Paris
- haute-vienne — a department in central France. 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Limoges.
- hazelnut oil — an oil extracted from hazelnuts and used mostly in cooking
- head-hunting — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- heart urchin — an echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, having an elongate, somewhat heart-shaped outer covering.
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
- hebetudinous — the state of being dull; lethargy.
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- helianthuses — Plural form of helianthus.
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- hermeneutics — the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
- herring gull — a common, large gull, Larus argentatus, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- heteroousian — a person who believes the Father and the Son to be unlike in substance or essence; an Arian (opposed to Homoousian).
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- 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.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- honest injun — honestly (used to emphasize the truth of a statement).
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- housekeeping — the maintenance of a house or domestic establishment.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hudson river — Henry, died 1611? English navigator and explorer.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
- hupokeimenon — (philosophy) That which underlies, or lies beneath; substratum.
- 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.
- Îles du vent — a group of islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia in the W Society Archipelago: Moorea, Maio (Tubuai Manu), and Mehetia and Tetiaroa. Pop: 184 222 (2002)
- illaqueation — the act of ensnaring
- illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
- illusionable — Liable to illusion.
- illusiveness — illusory.
- illusoriness — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- immatureness — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- immensurable — immeasurable.
- immune serum — a serum containing naturally or artificially produced antibodies to a given antigen, obtained from human or animal sources.