12-letter words containing h, a, t, c, u
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- ixtaccihuatl — an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5286 meters).
- iztaccihuatl — an extinct volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,342 feet (5286 meters).
- khachaturian — Aram Ilich [ar-uh m il-yich;; Russian uh-rahm ee-lyeech] /ˈær əm ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian ʌˈrɑm iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–78, Armenian composer.
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- latin church — the Roman Catholic Church.
- launch party — a party that celebrates the launch of a new magazine, product, etc
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- lecture hall — conference room
- magnus hitch — a knot similar to a clove hitch but taking one more turn around the object to which the line is being bent; rolling hitch.
- make the cut — to better or equal the required score after two rounds in a strokeplay tournament, thus avoiding elimination from the final two rounds
- massachusett — a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- motor launch — a small naval vessel that chases submarines, etc
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- multichannel — Employing or possessing many television or communications channels.
- mustache cup — a cup having a straight piece inside, just below the rim, for holding back a man's mustache while he is drinking.
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- neurasthenic — pertaining to or suffering from neurasthenia.
- octastichous — relating to a particular coiled distribution of leaves on the stem that is characterized by having eight leaves per coil on the stem
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- out of whack — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- pentateuchal — the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
- plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- punched tape — Computers. paper tape.
- purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
- purple patch — If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through a purple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
- quartz watch — a watch that is operated by the vibrations of a quartz crystal controlled by a microcircuit
- quitch grass — any of various grasses, especially Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
- rabbit hutch — a cage, usually of wood and wire mesh, for keeping domestic or pet rabbits in
- rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- return match — sport: second game between same teams
- router patch — a plywood panel patch with parallel sides and rounded ends.
- rubber match — rubber2 (def 4)
- safety touch — a two-point play
- scatophagous — feeding on dung or excrement
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scutch grass — Bermuda grass.
- shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
- sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
- smooth sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus glabra, of the cashew family, native to North America, having pinnate leaves and green flowers in a dense terminal cluster.
- snatch squad — a squad of soldiers or police trained to deal with demonstrations by picking out and arresting the alleged ringleaders