12-letter words containing h, i, s, e
- hemispheroid — half of a spheroid.
- hemodialyses — Plural form of hemodialysis.
- hemodialysis — dialysis of the blood, especially with an artificial kidney, for the removal of waste products.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hemopoiesis' — hematopoiesis.
- hemstitching — Present participle of hemstitch.
- henley-shirt — a short- or long-sleeved pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton, with a round neckband and an often covered neckline placket.
- henotheistic — Relating to henotheism.
- heortologist — a person who studies heortology
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- herbivourous — Misspelling of herbivorous.
- hergesheimer — Joseph, 1880–1954, U.S. novelist.
- hermeneutics — the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- hero-worship — to feel or express hero worship for.
- heroic verse — a form of verse adapted to the treatment of heroic or exalted themes: in classical poetry, dactylic hexameter; in English and German, iambic pentameter; and in French, the Alexandrine. An example of heroic verse is Achilles' wrath, to Greece the direful spring / Of woes unnumbered, heavenly goddess, sing!
- heron's-bill — stork's-bill (def 1).
- herringbones — Plural form of herringbone.
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
- hessian boot — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- heterauxesis — an unequal or asymmetrical growth of cells, parts of plants or animals
- heteroclisis — (grammar) The presence of two or more classes of inflection in the inflectional paradigm of a noun, verb etc.
- heteroclites — Plural form of heteroclite.
- heterodoxies — Plural form of heterodoxy.
- heteroecious — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- heteroousian — a person who believes the Father and the Son to be unlike in substance or essence; an Arian (opposed to Homoousian).
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heterosexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heterosexist — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- heterotopias — Plural form of heterotopia.
- hexacosanoic — as in hexacosanoic acid
- hexasiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having six -Si-O- groups.
- hi-fi system — a complete system of high-quality sound-reproducing equipment
- hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
- hidradenitis — (medicine) inflammation of the sweat glands.
- hidropoiesis — the production of sweat.
- hierarchists — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
- hierocracies — Plural form of hierocracy.
- hierophanies — Plural form of hierophany.
- high density — floppy disk
- high hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 42 inches (107 cm) high.
- high society — society (def 9).
- high treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- high-density — having a high concentration: entering a high-density market with a new product; high-density lipoprotein.
- high-stepper — seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life: a high-stepping young crowd.
- high-tension — subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage: high-tension wire.
- higher apsis — See under apsis.