12-letter words containing h, i, t, c
- azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
- back-kitchen — a room off a main kitchen, usually further towards the back of the house where washing-up or preparatory cooking work might be done; a scullery
- backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
- backstitches — Plural form of backstitch.
- backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
- baluchithere — a hornless rhinoceros of the extinct genus Baluchitherium that inhabited central Asia during the Oligocene and early Miocene epochs: the largest land mammal known.
- basic weight — basis weight.
- basket chair — a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair
- bathetically — in a bathetic fashion
- bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
- bathygraphic — of or relating to the depths of the ocean
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
- bicycle path — a path designed for bicyclists
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- bird watcher — a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- bird-watcher — A bird-watcher is a person whose hobby is watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- birth defect — an inherited disease or condition that a baby is born with
- black knight — a person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company
- blind stitch — a type of stitch that is visible on one side of the material only
- blue catfish — a large freshwater catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, that is a popular food fish in the states of the Mississippi River valley.
- bolshevistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Bolshevists or Bolshevism.
- bounce light — Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- breech birth — birth of a baby with the feet or buttocks appearing first
- bridge cloth — a tablecloth for a bridge table.
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- cable stitch — a pattern or series of knitting stitches producing a design like a twisted rope
- cable-stitch — a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
- cachinnating — Present participle of cachinnate.
- cachinnation — raucous laughter
- cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
- calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
- callisthenes — c360–327 b.c, Greek philosopher: chronicled Alexander the Great's conquests.
- callisthenic — Alternative spelling of calisthenic.
- campaign hat — a felt hat with a broad, stiff brim and four dents in the crown, formerly worn by personnel in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- canine tooth — canine (def 2).
- cantharidian — cantharidal
- capital ship — one of the largest and most heavily armed ships in a naval fleet
- capitol hill — the area around the Capitol in Washington, DC
- carriwitchet — a conundrum, nonsensical question, or pun
- carry weight — to be important, influential, etc.
- carthaginian — of or relating to Carthage or its inhabitants
- cartographic — Of or pertaining to the making of maps.