11-letter words containing h, e, r, i, n
- cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
- cholinergic — denoting nerve fibres that release acetylcholine when stimulated
- chondrified — Simple past tense and past participle of chondrify.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- chromogenic — producing colour
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- coinherence — the act of inhering together
- coinheritor — a fellow inheritor
- cornish rex — a breed of cat with a very soft wavy coat, a small head, large eyes, and very large ears
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- crochetings — a collection of crochet-work
- crunch time — the critical moment
- crunchiness — The state of being crunchy.
- dante chair — a chair of the Renaissance having two transverse pairs of curved legs crossing beneath the seat and rising to support the arms and back.
- deciphering — Present participle of decipher.
- dehortation — an exhortation against a course of action
- dehydrating — Present participle of dehydrate.
- dehydration — the act or process of dehydrating.
- demi-hunter — a watch having a hinged case with a hole in the lid permitting the time to be seen even when the lid is closed.
- dendrophile — One who loves trees.
- derrickhand — A derrickhand is a member of the drilling crew who works on a platform above the rig floor and handles the drillpipe.
- diamorphine — heroin.
- dinner hour — lunch hour
- dinotherium — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- disenshroud — to free from a shroud
- disenthrall — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- disenthrone — to dethrone.
- disheartens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishearten.
- dishearting — Present participle of disheart.
- dishonoured — Simple past tense and past participle of dishonour.
- dishonourer — One who dishonours.
- disinherits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disinherit.
- disthronize — to dethrone
- downlighter — Downlight.
- drive chain — a roller chain that transmits power from one toothed wheel to another
- dronishness — the quality or capacity to drone
- drop behind — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drouthiness — the state or condition of being thirsty or dry
- earlier han — the Han dynasty before a.d. 9.
- early night — If you have an early night, you go to bed early. If you have a late night, you go to bed late.
- earthliness — of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
- earthmoving — of or relating to earthmovers: earthmoving machinery.
- echinoderms — Plural form of echinoderm.