12-letter words containing h, o, t, a, n
- hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hymenopteran — hymenopterous.
- hypnotherapy — treatment of a symptom, disease, or addiction by means of hypnotism.
- hypnotically — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- hypognathous — having the lower jaw or mandible longer than the upper.
- hypomyotonia — abnormally diminished muscular tone.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hypoplastron — the third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles
- hypoxanthine — a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- iconomachist — a person who campaigns against the use of icons in religious worship
- in hot water — If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
- in mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- inchoateness — The quality of being inchoate.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- inhabitation — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- inhalational — (of an anesthetic) Administered as a gas or vapour that is inhaled.
- inhalatorium — a room or building in which vapours are breathed in
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- iontotherapy — (medicine) The therapeutic use of iontophoresis.
- iron-hearted — cruel; heartless; unfeeling.
- isosthenuria — the inability of the kidneys to dilute or concentrate urine
- james hutton — James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.
- joint author — a person who shares the writing of a book, article, etc, with another
- joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kittikachorn — Thanom [thah-nom] /θɑˈnɒm/ (Show IPA), 1911–2004, Thai army officer and statesman: premier 1963–73.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- last honours — observances of respect at a funeral
- latin school — a secondary school emphasizing instruction in Latin and Greek.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- light cannon — a particularly powerful torch, spotlight, or searchlight
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- machairodont — having sabre-like teeth; sabre-toothed
- machinations — an act or instance of machinating.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- 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.