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11-letter words containing h, a, l, t, e, r

  • heartlessly — unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
  • heater plug — one of usually four plugs fitted to the cylinder block of a diesel engine that warms the engine chamber to facilitate starting in cold weather
  • heel breast — the forward side of the heel, adjoining the shank of a shoe.
  • heir at law — a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
  • heir-at-law — a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
  • hellgramite — The aquatic larval form of the dobsonfly, having a segmented body with legs on each segment, and a head with prominent pincers, prized as fish bait.
  • hemathermal — warm-blooded; homoiothermal.
  • hematocryal — cold-blooded; poikilothermal.
  • heptangular — having seven angles.
  • heraclitean — of or relating to Heraclitus or his philosophy.
  • herald moth — a noctuid moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix, having brownish cryptically mottled forewings and plain dull hind wings. The adult hibernates and has a prolonged life
  • hereditable — heritable.
  • heretically — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
  • heterolayer — Any of a series of thin layers of different materials in a semiconductor (or similar) device.
  • heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
  • heteropolar — polar (def 4).
  • heuristical — Of or pertaining to heuristics.
  • hilary term — the spring term at Oxford University, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
  • hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
  • hiv-related — related to the HIV virus
  • holy father — a title of the pope.
  • homothermal — homoiothermal.
  • horripilate — to produce horripilation on.
  • hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
  • 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
  • hydrolysate — any compound formed by hydrolysis.
  • hydroxylate — to introduce hydroxyl into (a compound).
  • hyperdactyl — having an excessive number of fingers or toes
  • hypergelast — Someone who laughs excessively.
  • hypervalent — (chemistry) having a higher than normal valence.
  • hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
  • hypothermal — lukewarm; tepid.
  • hysteresial — relating to the retardation of an effect following upon its cause
  • 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
  • inheritable — capable of being inherited.
  • inheritably — capable of being inherited.
  • intrathecal — Anatomy. situated within the thecal sac: covering the spinal cord.
  • 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.
  • jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
  • kosher salt — a coarse-grained salt with no additives, used especially to draw out the blood from meat to make it kosher.
  • lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
  • lancet arch — an arch having a head that is acutely pointed.
  • lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
  • large white — a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
  • laser light — light which is generated by a laser
  • laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
  • last breath — When someone takes their last breath, they die.
  • late charge — a penalty charge in addition to the regularly scheduled payment, as of a loan, if such payment has not been made when due.
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