11-letter words containing h, u, i
- in the soup — a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- inasmuch as — to the extent that, in that
- inauthentic — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- inexhausted — Not exhausted.
- infraphylum — (taxonomy) A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.
- inhumanness — Quality of being inhuman.
- insomuch as — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- interchurch — interdenominational.
- ipecacuanha — the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- isochronous — isochronal.
- isomorphous — (of a compound or mineral) capable of crystallizing in a form similar to that of another compound or mineral, used especially of substances so closely related that they form end members of a series of solid solutions.
- ithyphallus — an erect phallus
- itsukushima — an island off the SW coast of Japan, in the Inland Sea: ancient Shinto shrine.
- ixtacihuatl — volcanic mountain in central Mexico, southeast of Mexico City: 17,343 ft (5,286 m)
- job hunting — the activity of searching for employment
- john paul i — (Albino Luciani) 1912–78, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1978.
- joukahainen — a Lapp magician who tried to kill Väinämöinen.
- judeophobia — Alternative case form of Judeophobia.
- junior high — lower secondary school
- justiceship — the office of a justice.
- k'ung ch'iu — (K'ung Ch'iu) 551? b.c.–478? b.c, Chinese philosopher and teacher.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
- kleinhuisie — an outside lavatory
- konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
- kublai khan — 1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).
- kurdaitchas — Plural form of kurdaitcha.
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- launch into — begin enthusiastically
- lechuguilla — a semidesert plant, Agave lecheguilla, of Mexico, having a basal rosette of sharply pointed leaves and a very tall flower spike, grown as an ornamental.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- lethiferous — lethal.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- light guide — optical fiber.
- light music — music for popular entertainment
- lighthouses — Plural form of lighthouse.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lindenhurst — a village on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- line-hauler — a heavy-duty truck suitable for line-haul transportation.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
- lithodomous — living in rock or stone
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- lithotomous — of or relating to the surgical removal of a stone from the bladder
- liu shao qi — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist statesman; chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959–68); deposed during the Cultural Revolution