11-letter words containing h, i, n, t, e
- phoneticize — to represent (speech) in writing by means of a system in which individual symbols correspond regularly with speech sounds.
- photic zone — the upper layer of a body of water delineated by the depth to which enough sunlight can penetrate to permit photosynthesis.
- photoionize — to cause to undergo or to undergo photoionization
- phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
- phytoalexin — any of a class of plant compounds that accumulate at the site of invading microorganisms and confer resistance to disease.
- pin-feather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- pinacotheca — a place where works of art are displayed or stored
- pinch pleat — a narrow pleat that is usually part of a series at the top of curtains.
- pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
- pitch plane — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pitchblende — a massive variety of uraninite, occurring in black pitchlike masses: a major ore of uranium and radium.
- pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
- platyrrhine — Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
- pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- publishment — publication.
- pyrotechnic — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- range light — one of a pattern of navigation lights, usually fixed ashore, used by vessels for manoeuvring in narrow channels at night
- rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
- reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
- reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- redhibition — the nullification of a sale because of a defect in the article sold of such nature as to make it totally or virtually unusable or as to have prevented the purchase if known to the buyer.
- redshirting — a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility. a child held back from starting kindergarten for one year, the practice of which is believed by some parents to give the child academic, athletic, and social advantages.
- rehydration — to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated).
- rehypnotize — to hypnotize again
- resynthesis — the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity (opposed to analysis, ) the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements.
- retinopathy — any diseased condition of the retina, especially one that is noninflammatory.
- rh negative — See under Rh factor.
- rh-negative — See under Rh factor.
- rhetorician — an expert in the art of rhetoric.
- rhinestoned — adorned with rhinestones
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- right angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one quarter of the circle; the angle formed by two perpendicular lines that intersect; an angle of 90°.
- right money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- rinthereout — a vagrant or homeless person
- saltishness — the condition of being saltish
- scene shift — the changing of scenes during a play
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- scotch pine — a pine, Pinus sylvestris, of Eurasia, having a reddish trunk and twisted, bluish-green needles.
- sea bathing — the activity of swimming in the sea
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- sherrington — Sir Charles Scott, 1861–1952, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1932.
- shine up to — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
- shoe-string — a shoelace.
- shower unit — fitted shower
- sightscreen — a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.