12-letter words containing h, i, c
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- geophysicist — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- get in touch — make contact
- gift voucher — gift certificate.
- gigantomachy — (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- gothic armor — white armor of the 15th century, marked especially by much fluting and ornamentation.
- graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
- graphophonic — a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- greenfinches — Plural form of greenfinch.
- gut-churning — nerve-wracking
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- hack to bits — to damage severely
- hacker ethic — (philosophy) 1. The belief that information-sharing is a powerful positive good, and that it is an ethical duty of hackers to share their expertise by writing free software and facilitating access to information and to computing resources wherever possible. 2. The belief that system-cracking for fun and exploration is ethically OK as long as the cracker commits no theft, vandalism, or breach of confidentiality. Both of these normative ethical principles are widely, but by no means universally, accepted among hackers. Most hackers subscribe to the hacker ethic in sense 1, and many act on it by writing and giving away free software. A few go further and assert that *all* information should be free and *any* proprietary control of it is bad; this is the philosophy behind the GNU project. Sense 2 is more controversial: some people consider the act of cracking itself to be unethical, like breaking and entering. But the belief that "ethical" cracking excludes destruction at least moderates the behaviour of people who see themselves as "benign" crackers (see also samurai). On this view, it may be one of the highest forms of hackerly courtesy to (a) break into a system, and then (b) explain to the sysop, preferably by e-mail from a superuser account, exactly how it was done and how the hole can be plugged - acting as an unpaid (and unsolicited) tiger team. The most reliable manifestation of either version of the hacker ethic is that almost all hackers are actively willing to share technical tricks, software, and (where possible) computing resources with other hackers. Huge cooperative networks such as Usenet, FidoNet and Internet (see Internet address) can function without central control because of this trait; they both rely on and reinforce a sense of community that may be hackerdom's most valuable intangible asset.
- haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
- haemophiliac — A person with haemophilia.
- haemorrhagic — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of hemorrhagic.
- hagiocracies — Plural form of hagiocracy.
- hagiographic — Of or pertaining to hagiography.
- hagiological — Relating to hagiology.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- halotrichite — a mineral, iron alum, isomorphous with pickeringite, occurring in the form of yellowish fibers.
- hammer price — the price offered as the winning bid in a public auction
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- hand-picking — to pick by hand.
- handclapping — The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- handicapable — (politically correct) disabled or handicapped.
- handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handicapping — Present participle of handicap.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- handkerchief — a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.