12-letter words containing h, o, n, r, i
- cockthrowing — the sport of knocking down, or killing, a cock that is tied to a post
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- coin changer — a machine that gives change rapidly, as to a customer, typically operated by a manual keyboard and often used in association with a cash register.
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- conidiophore — a simple or branched hypha that bears spores (conidia) in such fungi as Penicillium
- constraineth — Archaic third-person singular form of constrain.
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- corn whiskey — a whisky made from maize
- corner chair — a chair having an approximately square seat with a leg at each corner and a back extending around two adjacent sides.
- cornhuskings — Plural form of cornhusking.
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- couchsurfing — Couchsurfing is the practice of sleeping at the houses of several different people for a period of time without paying.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
- daphnephoria — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- disharmonize — (intransitive) To cause disorder.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- dishonouring — Present participle of dishonour.
- disinherison — Disherison.
- disinhibitor — Something that causes a reduction in one's inhibitions; that makes people, or animals act more impulsively.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- drinker moth — a large yellowish-brown bombycid eggar moth, Philudoria potatoria, having a stout hairy body, the larvae of which drink dew and feed on grasses
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- english horn — musical instrument: similar to oboe
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- etherization — (surgery) anaesthetization using ether.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.