12-letter words containing h, o, l, i, t
- cathodically — in a cathodic manner, by using a cathode
- centillionth — (in Britain and Germany) a number equal to 10–600
- chalcolithic — of or relating to a period characterized by the use of both stone and bronze implements
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- chill factor — windchill factor
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- chlorination — Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- cholinolytic — capable of blocking the action of acetylcholine and related compounds.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
- close stitch — buttonhole stitch.
- clothes-line — a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- coast salish — (in Canada) a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- collide with — If a vehicle collides with another vehicle or a person, it hits something or someone that is traveling in a different direction.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- conchologist — One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- 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
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- demolishment — to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
- diarthrodial — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- dichotically — in a dichotic manner
- disco lights — coloured lights that flash on and off in time to the music at a disco etc
- double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
- double-width — twice the usual width: double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.
- doughnutlike — Resembling a doughnut.
- dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
- dyotheletism — the teaching that Christ had both a divine will and a human will
- east lothian — a historic county in SE Scotland.