12-letter words containing l, e, i, o
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- grovellingly — With grovelling or self-abasement; obsequiously.
- guide fossil — index fossil.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- haematolysis — Haemolysis.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haemophiliac — A person with haemophilia.
- hair removal — depilatory treatment
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- halogenating — Present participle of halogenate.
- halogenation — (chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.
- halotrichite — a mineral, iron alum, isomorphous with pickeringite, occurring in the form of yellowish fibers.
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- harmonizable — That can be harmonized.
- hazelnut oil — an oil extracted from hazelnuts and used mostly in cooking
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- heilongjiang — a province in NE China, S of the Amur River. 108,880 sq. mi. (281,999 sq. km). Capital: Harbin.
- helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- helicoptered — Simple past tense and past participle of helicopter.
- heliocentric — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- heliographed — Simple past tense and past participle of heliograph.
- heliographer — (obsolete) Photographer.
- heliographic — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- heliogravure — photoengraving.
- heliophilous — attracted to sunlight
- heliospheric — Of or pertaining to the heliosphere.
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- hellaciously — In a hellacious manner.
- helleborines — Plural form of helleborine.
- help on with — If you help someone on with an item of clothing, you help them put it on.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hemodialyses — Plural form of hemodialysis.
- hemodialysis — dialysis of the blood, especially with an artificial kidney, for the removal of waste products.
- hemodialyzer — artificial kidney.
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hemophilioid — (of a disease) resembling hemophilia, but having a different genetic or acquired cause.
- hemorrhoidal — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)