12-letter words containing h, e, d, l
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrogeology — the science dealing with the occurrence and distribution of underground water.
- hydrolysable — Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable.
- hydrolysates — Plural form of hydrolysate.
- hydrolyzable — Able to be hydrolyzed.
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- 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.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- 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.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hyperdactyly — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- in the field — Work or study that is done in the field is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
- in the world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
- jack-the-lad — a young man who is regarded as a brash, loud show-off
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- klamath weed — the St.-John's-wort, Hypericum perforatum.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
- large-handed — generous; profuse
- largehearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- latch needle — a part of a knitting machine consisting of a thin shaft with a hook on one end and a pivoting latch that closes over the hook so that yarn can be drawn through the developing knitting to make a stitch.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- lauraldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- lead a chase — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- lead the way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- leather-hard — (of ceramic clay) moist but not sufficiently so to be plastic.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- leave behind — fail to bring
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- level-headed — having common sense and sound judgment; sensible.
- liddell hart — (Sir) Basil Henry, 1895–1970, English military historian and strategist.
- light bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- light-footed — stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
- light-haired — having light-coloured hair
- light-handed — short-handed.
- light-headed — giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
- light-minded — having or showing a lack of serious purpose, attitude, etc.; frivolous; trifling: to be in a light-minded mood.
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- linked rhyme — a rhyme in which the end of one line together with the first sound of the next line forms a rhyme with the end of another line.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.