12-letter words containing h, i, t, l, e, r
- hereditarily — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- heritability — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
- hermetically — so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- herpetologic — Alternative form of herpetological.
- 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.
- heteroclitic — (linguistics) In linguistics, particularly Indo-European Studies, signifying a stem which alternates between more than one form when declined for grammatical case. Examples of heteroclitic noun stems in Proto-Indo-European include '*wod-r/n-'
- heterocyclic — of or relating to the branch of chemistry dealing with cyclic compounds in which at least one of the ring members is not a carbon atom (contrasted with homocyclic).
- heteroleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having two or more types of ligand.
- heterophilic — Also, heterophilic. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heteroploidy — (genetics) The state of being heteroploid.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- hexobarbital — a barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties
- hieratically — In a hieratic way.
- higher still — a system of post-Standard Grade qualifications offered at five levels including Higher and Advanced Higher
- highlighters — Plural form of highlighter.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hinterlander — One who lives in the hinterland.
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- horse pistol — a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.
- horse trials — a competitive sporting event at which riders have to show their skill in dressage, show-jumping, and cross-country
- horse's tail — burro's tail.
- horticulture — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- hostile fire — an unintentional fire, from which any resulting loss can be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to friendly fire).
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperreality — The state or condition of being hyperreal.
- hyperspatial — Pertaining to hyperspace.
- hypertypical — excessively typical
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- in the clear — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- in the world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
- incharitable — Obsolete form of uncharitable.
- incoherently — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
- interchannel — occurring or existing between two or more channels
- inthrallment — Obsolete spelling of enthrallment.
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.