12-letter words containing h, e, l, m, i
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epithalamium — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- ethanolamine — (chemistry) a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH2.CH2.NH2, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia; it is found naturally in a combined form in cephalin, and has many industrial applications.
- exophthalmia — (medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- extremophile — A microorganism, especially an archaean, that lives in conditions of extreme temperature, acidity, alkalinity, or chemical concentration.
- family hotel — a hotel owned by a family in which family members work
- fire marshal — an official heading a bureau for the prevention or investigation of fires.
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- flegenheimer — Arthur ("Dutch Schultz") 1902–35, U.S. gangster.
- flemish bond — a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- flyfisherman — Flyfisher.
- flyfishermen — Plural form of flyfisherman.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- habilimented — Clothed.
- haematolysis — Haemolysis.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haemophiliac — A person with haemophilia.
- hair removal — depilatory treatment
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- hammer drill — a rock drill operated by compressed air in which the boring bit is not attached to the reciprocating piston
- harlem river — tidal river separating Manhattan Island from the Bronx &, with Spuyten Duyvil Creek, connecting the East River with the Hudson: c. 8 mi (12.9 km)
- harmonizable — That can be harmonized.
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- heath family — the plant family Ericaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, and woody plants growing in acid soil and having simple leaves, often showy flowers either solitary or in clusters, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the azalea, blueberry, cranberry, heather, madrone, mountain laurel, rhododendron, and trailing arbutus.
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- helichrysums — Plural form of helichrysum.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- helium flash — the explosive burning of helium in the case of a star of low mass that occurs when the core is so dense that the matter has become degenerate. The burning causes a rapid rise in temperature until it is so high that the gas ceases to be degenerate, after which there is a rapid expansion
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- helmet liner — a soft or padded lining for a helmet.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hemodialyses — Plural form of hemodialysis.
- hemodialysis — dialysis of the blood, especially with an artificial kidney, for the removal of waste products.
- hemodialyzer — artificial kidney.
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.