12-letter words containing h, i, l
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- cohesionless — lacking cohesion
- coleorrhizae — protective sheath enclosing grass seedlings
- collide with — If a vehicle collides with another vehicle or a person, it hits something or someone that is traveling in a different direction.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- conchoidally — In a conchoidal manner.
- conchologist — One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
- coprophiliac — of or relating to coprophilia
- coprophilous — growing in or on dung
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- curly-haired — having hair that forms curls
- curule chair — an upholstered folding seat with curved legs used by the highest civil officials of ancient Rome
- cutlass fish — any compressed, ribbonlike fish of the genus Trichiurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- cyclic shift — a transfer of digits from one end of a machine word to the other, retaining the same order in both places.
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- damselfishes — Plural form of damselfish.
- daniel shays — Daniel, 1747–1825, American Revolutionary War soldier: leader of a popular insurrection (Shays' Rebellion) in Massachusetts 1786–87.
- daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- day hospital — part of a hospital that offers therapeutic services, where patients usually attend all day but go home or to a hospital ward at night
- de havilland — Sir Geoffrey. 1882–1965, British aircraft designer. He produced many military aircraft and the first jet airliners
- dealcoholize — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- delightfully — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- demolishment — to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
- desulphurize — to free or become free from sulphur
- devilishness — The state or quality of being devilish.
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- diarthrodial — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- dichotically — in a dichotic manner
- die horribly — (jargon) The software equivalent of crash and burn, and the preferred emphatic form of die. "The converter choked on an FF in its input and died horribly".
- diencephalic — Of or pertaining to the diencephalon.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- diethylamide — (organic compound) The derivative of a compound formed by adding an amide group with two ethyl substituents, N(C2H5)2.
- diethylamine — (organic compound) The secondary amine (CH3CH2)2NH.
- dilettantish — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
- diminishable — That may be diminished.
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- discipleship — (initial capital letter) a member of the Disciples of Christ.
- disco lights — coloured lights that flash on and off in time to the music at a disco etc
- disembellish — (transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
- disestablish — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.