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12-letter words containing h, o, n, l

  • clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
  • clownishness — The state of being clownish.
  • codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
  • coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
  • cohesionless — lacking cohesion
  • column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
  • commonwealth — The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.
  • concert hall — a hall where concerts are performed
  • conchoidally — In a conchoidal manner.
  • conchologist — One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
  • coronal hole — a part of the solar corona that appears dark on optical and x-ray images and is characterized by low temperature and low density.
  • counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
  • cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
  • cyclohexanol — (organic compound) The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group.
  • cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
  • dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
  • demolishment — to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
  • diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
  • diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
  • dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
  • dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
  • dolphin kick — (in the butterfly stroke) a kick in which the legs move up and down together, with the knees bent on the upswing.
  • dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
  • donald knuth — (person)   Donald E. Knuth, the author of the TeX document formatting system, Metafont its font-design program and the 3 volume computer science "Bible" of algorithms, "The Art of Computer Programming". Knuth suggested the name "Backus-Naur Form" and was also involved in the SOL simulation language, and developed the WEB literate programming system. See also MIX, Turingol.
  • double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
  • doughnutlike — Resembling a doughnut.
  • down-at-heel — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
  • dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
  • earth almond — chufa.
  • east lothian — a historic county in SE Scotland.
  • echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
  • echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
  • elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
  • electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
  • elkhorn fern — a tropical fern with a large leaf like an elk's horn
  • ellenborough — Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)
  • enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
  • endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
  • endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath
  • endothelioma — Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.
  • endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
  • english bond — a bond used in brickwork that has a course of headers alternating with a course of stretchers
  • english horn — musical instrument: similar to oboe
  • englishwoman — adult female from England
  • enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
  • enophthalmos — The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
  • eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
  • eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
  • epencephalon — the cerebellum and pons Varolii
  • epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
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