12-letter words containing i, n, e, l
- heffelfinger — William Walter ("Pudge") 1867–1954, U.S. football player.
- heilongjiang — a province in NE China, S of the Amur River. 108,880 sq. mi. (281,999 sq. km). Capital: Harbin.
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- helianthuses — Plural form of helianthus.
- helical scan — denoting a recording technique used with video tapes in which the recorded tracks on the tape are segments of a helix
- heliocentric — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- hell-raising — behaviour which causes trouble
- helleborines — Plural form of helleborine.
- helmet liner — a soft or padded lining for a helmet.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- help on with — If you help someone on with an item of clothing, you help them put it on.
- helping hand — aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
- helping verb — auxiliary verb.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- henley-shirt — a short- or long-sleeved pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton, with a round neckband and an often covered neckline placket.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heron's-bill — stork's-bill (def 1).
- herring gull — a common, large gull, Larus argentatus, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
- hexasiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having six -Si-O- groups.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- hinterlander — One who lives in the hinterland.
- hispaniolize — to make someone Spanish in their cultural attitudes, values, speech, etc
- hispanophile — an admirer of Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- hit the line — to try to carry the ball through the opposing line
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- hopkinsville — a city in S Kentucky.
- horribleness — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hyperflexion — Anatomy. the act of bending a limb. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hyperlinking — Present participle of hyperlink.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- ian maclaren — James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
- ice climbing — sport: scaling icy cliffs
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- idealisation — Alternative spelling of idealization.
- idealization — the act or process of idealizing something.
- identifiable — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- identifiably — In a manner or state that is capable of being distinguished or named.
- il penseroso — a poem (1632) by John Milton.
- Îles du vent — a group of islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia in the W Society Archipelago: Moorea, Maio (Tubuai Manu), and Mehetia and Tetiaroa. Pop: 184 222 (2002)