12-letter words containing l, e, a, t, h, r
- etherealness — The state or quality of being ethereal.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- exhilarating — Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
- exhilaration — A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
- faith healer — healing effected through prayer or religious faith; divine healing.
- faith-healer — healing effected through prayer or religious faith; divine healing.
- falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- fatherliness — The property of being fatherly.
- feather palm — any palm having large pinnate or bipinnate leaves, as the date palm or royal palm.
- featherlight — extremely light; light as a feather.
- flabberghast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flamethrower — a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance.
- flat-earther — a person who adheres to the idea that the earth is flat.
- 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.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- french pleat — curtain, draperies
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- half brother — brother (def 2).
- half leather — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
- half-brother — brother (def 2).
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- half-hearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- half-leather — half binding.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- halotolerant — (biology) Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment.
- halotrichite — a mineral, iron alum, isomorphous with pickeringite, occurring in the form of yellowish fibers.
- hand leather — a piece of leather wrapped around the hand of a shoemaker in order to protect it from being cut while pulling thread
- headmasterly — In a manner befitting a headmaster.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- health scare — a state of alarm caused by a revelation concerning public heath
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- heartfulness — The state or quality of being heartful.
- helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- hereditarily — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- heritability — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
- hermetically — so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed.