11-letter words containing h, i, n, c
- in stitches — one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- in the club — pregnant
- in the cold — outside, exposed to cold weather
- in the dock — the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
- in the face — head on, directly
- inasmuch as — to the extent that, in that
- inauthentic — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- incoherence — the quality or state of being incoherent.
- incoherency — incoherence.
- indehiscent — not dehiscent; not opening at maturity.
- indochinese — of or relating to Indochina or its inhabitants.
- infographic — Often, infographics. a visual presentation of information in the form of a chart, graph, or other image accompanied by minimal text, intended to give an easily understood overview, often of a complex subject: a mass-transit infographic that uses different colors to represent different modes of transportation.
- inhabitance — place of residence; habitation.
- inhabitancy — place of residence; habitation.
- inhancement — Obsolete form of enhancement.
- inherencies — inherence.
- inheritance — something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
- inner child — Some psychologists refer to a person's childish feelings as his or her inner child.
- insomuch as — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- interbranch — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- interchange — to put each in the place of the other: to interchange pieces of modular furniture.
- interchurch — interdenominational.
- interethnic — pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.
- interschool — Occurring or taking place between two or more schools.
- intraschool — Within a single school.
- intrathecal — Anatomy. situated within the thecal sac: covering the spinal cord.
- intrathymic — Within the thymus.
- intrenchant — not able to be cut
- ion chamber — an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation, consisting of a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure and fitted with two electrodes such that the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas.
- ionospheric — Of or pertaining to the ionosphere.
- ipecacuanha — the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- isochronism — an isochronal character or action.
- isochronize — to make isochronal.
- isochronous — isochronal.
- john calvin — John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- k'ung ch'iu — (K'ung Ch'iu) 551? b.c.–478? b.c, Chinese philosopher and teacher.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kantorovich — Leonid Vitalyevich [ley-uh-nid vi-tal-yuh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet vyi-tah-lyuh-vyich] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd vɪˈtæl yə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit vyɪˈtɑ lyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–86, Soviet mathematician and economist: Nobel Prize in Economics 1975.
- kinesthetic — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kinetochore — Biology. the place on either side of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division.
- kingtehchen — Jingdezhen.
- kitchen tea — a prewedding party to which guests bring an item of kitchenware or other gifts for the bride; shower.
- kitchenalia — cooking equipment and other items found in a kitchen
- kitchenette — a very small, compact kitchen.
- kitchenmaid — a female servant who assists the cook.
- kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
- knit stitch — the most common stitch in knitting; stitches are formed on the left-hand needle by placing the point of the right-hand needle through the loop from left to right, winding the wool from the right-hand needle under the point of the right-hand needle and back across the front, pulling the loop through, and slipping the stitch off the left-hand needle
- knot stitch — a stitch that produces a knot on the fabric surface, made by twining the thread about the needle.
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes