12-letter words containing h, o, d, i
- childcrowing — a disease which causes spasms of the vocal cords
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- chili powder — Chili powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chilies. It is used in cooking.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chloric acid — a strong acid with a pungent smell, known only in solution and in the form of chlorate salts. Formula: HClO3
- chlorohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group and a chlorine atom
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- chordophonic — of or relating to a chordophone
- choroid coat — a pigmented, highly vascular membrane of the eye that is continuous with the iris and lies between the sclera and the retina, functioning to nourish the retina and absorb scattered light.
- chromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of chromate salts. Formula: H2CrO4
- chromidrosis — the secretion of pigmented sweat.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- cinchonidine — an alkaloid that is a stereoisomer of cinchonine, with similar properties and uses
- cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- coach driver — a person who drives a coach
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- collide with — If a vehicle collides with another vehicle or a person, it hits something or someone that is traveling in a different direction.
- conchoidally — In a conchoidal manner.
- conidiophore — a simple or branched hypha that bears spores (conidia) in such fungi as Penicillium
- creditworthy — A creditworthy person or organization is one who can safely be lent money or allowed to have goods on credit, for example because in the past they have always paid back what they owe.
- cryptorchids — Plural form of cryptorchid.
- cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
- daphnephoria — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- day hospital — part of a hospital that offers therapeutic services, where patients usually attend all day but go home or to a hospital ward at night
- dealcoholize — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
- death notice — a public announcement, e.g. in a newspaper, that someone has died
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- dehypnotized — Simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize.
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- demolishment — to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
- dermographia — dermatographia.
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- diamond head — promontory in SE Oahu, Hawaii, near Honolulu, consisting of the rim of an extinct volcanic crater
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- diarthrodial — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- diazomethane — a yellow odourless explosive gas, used as a methylating agent. Formula: CH2:N:N
- dichotically — in a dichotic manner
- dichotomised — Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomise.