12-letter words containing h, o, n, r, l
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- concert hall — a hall where concerts are performed
- 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
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
- earth almond — chufa.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- 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
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- english horn — musical instrument: similar to oboe
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- exhilaration — A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
- floor-length — extending to the floor: a floor-length skirt.
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- fluoranthene — (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- forlorn hope — a perilous or desperate enterprise.
- four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
- fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
- francophilia — Alternative capitalization of Francophilia.
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- gjallar-horn — Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- golden horde — the army of Mongol Tartars that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century, established a khanate in Russia, and maintained suzerainty there until the 15th century.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- ground cloth — groundsheet.
- ground sloth — any of various extinct large, edentate mammals from the Pleistocene Epoch of North and South America resembling modern sloths but living on the ground rather than in trees.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- half an hour — 30 minutes
- half-drowned — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- halotolerant — (biology) Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment.
- harmonic law — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)