12-letter words containing h, g
- dutch guiana — former name of Suriname.
- dzhugashvili — Iosif Vissarionovich [Russian yaw-syif-vyi-suh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ˈyɔ syɪf vyɪ sə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Stalin, Joseph.
- early blight — a disease of plants characterized by leaf spotting, defoliation, and stunted growth, caused by any of several fungi, as Alternaria solani or Cercospora apii.
- earth tongue — any of a group of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by a tongue-shaped fruiting body, found on decaying logs and damp soil.
- earth-grazer — an asteroid in an orbit that takes it close to the earth
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- earthshaking — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
- east chicago — a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan, near Chicago.
- eating house — a restaurant or other place where one can eat
- echogenicity — (medical) The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound examination.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- egg sandwich — two slices of bread filled with chopped egg
- eighteenthly — in the eighteenth place
- eighth grade — the eighth year of school, when students are 12 to 14 years old
- eighty-seven — a score traditionally regarded as being unlucky
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- elephant gun — hunting rifle
- ellenborough — Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- embellishing — Present participle of embellish.
- enchantingly — In an enchanting manner.
- engine house — a building in which engines, as fire engines, railroad locomotives, etc., are housed
- english bond — a bond used in brickwork that has a course of headers alternating with a course of stretchers
- english horn — musical instrument: similar to oboe
- english self — a breed of short-haired guinea pig that is a single colour throughout
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- enlightening — Present participle of enlighten.
- epigraphical — Epigraphic.
- epiphytology — the study of epiphytes
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- esophagotomy — (surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
- establishing — Present participle of establish.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- ethnogenesis — The emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity.
- ethnographer — One who practices ethnography.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- ethnologists — Plural form of ethnologist.
- evaporograph — an instrument which measures and records the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere
- everchanging — Which changes frequently and, presumably, will continue to do so forever.
- exchangeable — Able to be exchanged.
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- exhilarating — Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
- extinguished — Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
- extinguisher — Anything that extinguishes something; but especially a fire extinguisher.
- extinguishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinguish.
- eye-catching — Something that is eye-catching is very noticeable.
- failing that — You say failing that to introduce an alternative, in case what you have just said is not possible.
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.