10-letter words containing h, i, l, c
- grandchild — a child of one's son or daughter.
- guilloches — Plural form of guilloche.
- gynophilic — Woman-loving.
- haemolytic — of or relating to the disintegration of red blood cells
- hagiologic — Synonym of hagiological.
- halcyonian — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- half hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- half-hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- half-price — at a 50% reduction in cost
- halieutics — (literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing.
- halobiotic — relating to habitation in the sea
- haloclines — Plural form of halocline.
- halophilic — any organism, as certain halobacteria and marine bacteria, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- haptically — By means of touch.
- harmonical — Alternative form of harmonic.
- hatcheling — Present participle of hatchel.
- hatchlings — Plural form of hatchling.
- hectically — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- hectokilo- — one hundred thousand; the factor 105
- hectoliter — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- hectolitre — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- heelpieces — Plural form of heelpiece.
- heliacally — In a heliacal manner.
- helicoidal — coiled or curving like a spiral.
- helicopter — any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
- helictites — Plural form of helictite.
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- hellacious — remarkable; astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.
- helminthic — of, relating to, or caused by helminths.
- hemiacetal — any of the class of organic chemical compounds having the general formula RCH(OH)OR, where R is an organic group.
- hemicycles — Plural form of hemicycle.
- hemiplegic — paralysis of one side of the body.
- hemophilic — characteristic of or affected by hemophilia.
- heraclidae — a drama (429? b.c.) by Euripides.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- herbicidal — Of, or relating to herbicides.
- hermetical — made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- hermitical — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- hexactinal — having six spicules
- hibernacle — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hicksville — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- hierarchal — a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- hieratical — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- high place — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- high-class — of a type superior in quality or degree; first-rate: a high-class hotel.
- highschool — a school attended after elementary school or junior high school and usually consisting of grades 9 or 10 through 12.
- hill climb — a racing event for motorcycles or automobiles in which competitors drive up a hilly course one at a time, the winner having the fastest time.
- histologic — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.