12-letter words containing h, a, y, l
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- hexadactylic — having six fingers or toes
- hexasyllable — a word or line of verse of six syllables.
- hieratically — In a hieratic way.
- high-ability — (of a student) having a higher than average ability
- high-quality — adhering to an excellent standard of measure; of superior quality: Education depends on high-quality teachers and materials in our schools.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- historically — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- holiday camp — In Britain, a holiday camp is a place which provides holiday accommodation and entertainment for large numbers of people.
- holiday home — a home that people own in order to holiday in and that is in a different location to the home they usually live in
- holidaymaker — vacationer.
- holistically — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
- hollywoodian — a person who works for the motion-picture industry located in Hollywood, Calif.
- homosexually — In a homosexual way.
- honorability — (American spelling) Alternative form of honourability.
- horizontally — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- horrifically — causing horror.
- horseplayers — Plural form of horseplayer.
- humboldt bay — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in NW California.
- hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
- hydrocephaly — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolysable — Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable.
- hydrolysates — Plural form of hydrolysate.
- hydrolyzable — Able to be hydrolyzed.
- hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrothermal — noting or pertaining to the action of hot, aqueous solutions or gases within or on the surface of the earth.
- hydroxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate.
- hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hypabyssally — in a hypabyssal manner
- hyper-lethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperalgesia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperarousal — A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, excessive response to sensory stimulation, insomnia, and fatigue.
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperdactyly — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hyperkalemia — an abnormally high concentration of potassium in the blood.
- hyperkalemic — Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hyperlipemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.