12-letter words containing h, o, s, t, c
- homo erectus — an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face.
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- honey locust — a thorny North American tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, of the legume family, having small, compound leaves and pods with a sweet pulp.
- horse-doctor — an informal word for a vet who specializes in treating horses
- host country — nation staging an international event
- hotchpotches — Plural form of hotchpotch.
- house doctor — a resident physician in a hospital, hotel, or other public institution.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hypercoaster — Megacoaster.
- hypocoristic — endearing, as a pet name, diminutive, or euphemism.
- hysterectomy — excision of the uterus.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- hysteroscopy — (medicine) The examination of the uterus using a hysteroscope.
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- iconomachist — a person who campaigns against the use of icons in religious worship
- iconophilist — a person with a taste for pictures and symbols
- inchoateness — The quality of being inchoate.
- inescutcheon — A small shield placed within a larger one.
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- isochromatic — Optics. having the same color or tint.
- johnson city — a city in NE Tennessee.
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- latin school — a secondary school emphasizing instruction in Latin and Greek.
- leiotrichous — Having smooth hair.
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
- long clothes — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- machinations — an act or instance of machinating.
- macintosh ii — (computer) (Mac II) A version of Apple's Macintosh personal computer, released in March 1987, using the Motorola 68020 CPU, which runs at a higher clock rate than the Motorola 68000 used in the original Mac. The Mac II has a full 32-bit data bus instead of a 16-bit bus. Mac II models have built-in 40 to 160 megabyte hard disks and can take up to eight megabytes of RAM (and more as denser memory chips arive). The Mac II was the first Macintosh to provide a colour graphics option, with up to 256 colours on screen at a 640x480 resolution. Mac II models are designed for expandability with three (Macintosh IIcx) or six (II & IIx) built-in NuBus expansion slots for additional peripheral and coprocessor boards.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- moeso-gothic — of the Moeso-Goths, their extinct East Germanic language, or their culture
- monk's cloth — a heavy cotton fabric in a basket weave, used for curtains, bedspreads, etc.
- monochromats — Plural form of monochromat.
- monochromist — An artist working in the monochromatic style.
- monophysitic — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- monostichous — (of parts) forming one row
- monostrophic — consisting of stanzas or strophes all having the same metrical structure.
- monotheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God: a monotheistic religion.