11-letter words containing l, i, a, n
- hegelianism — the philosophy of Hegel and his followers, characterized by the use of the Hegelian dialectic.
- hegemonical — having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
- hemanalysis — an analysis, especially of the chemical constituents, of the blood.
- hematoxylin — a colorless or pale-yellow, crystalline compound, C 16 H 14 O 6 ·3H 2 O, the coloring material of logwood: used as a mordant dye and as an indicator.
- hemicranial — Relating to hemicrania.
- heraclitean — of or relating to Heraclitus or his philosophy.
- hessian fly — a small fly, Phytophaga destructor, the larvae of which feed on the stems of wheat and other grasses.
- hibernacula — Plural form of hibernaculum.
- hidden flag — (scientific computation) An extra option added to a routine without changing the calling sequence. For example, instead of adding an explicit input variable to instruct a routine to give extra diagnostic output, the programmer might just add a test for some otherwise meaningless feature of the existing inputs, such as a negative mass. The use of hidden flags can make a program very hard to debug and understand, but is all too common wherever programs are hacked in a hurry.
- highballing — a drink of whiskey mixed with club soda or ginger ale and served with ice in a tall glass.
- highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- highlanders — Plural form of highlander.
- hightailing — Present participle of hightail.
- hillwalking — The pastime of walking in hilly country.
- hinderlands — the buttocks
- hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
- hiring hall — an employment office operated by a union for placing members in jobs.
- hla antigen — an antigen of the HLA group, designated by a letter (HLA-A, HLA-B, etc.) according to the chromosome locus on which the controlling HLA gene appears and additionally by a number (HLA-A1, HLA-A2, etc.) according to the order of discovery and identification.
- hollandaise — The hollandaise sauce.
- holothurian — any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, comprising the sea cucumbers.
- holy island — Also called Lindisfarne. an island off the E coast of Northumberland, England. 3 miles (4.8 km) long.
- homolignane — (organic chemistry) Any compound derived from a lignane by adding extra carbon atoms in a ring or sidechain.
- honorifical — honorific
- hooliganism — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- horizontals — Plural form of horizontal.
- horripilant — causing horripilation, ie goose flesh, or the flesh to creep
- hospitalman — an enlisted person working as a hospital assistant; corpsman.
- hotel chain — a group of hotels which belong to the same company or owner, or are associated in some way
- hsinhailien — Xinhailian.
- humiliating — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
- humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- husbandlike — resembling a husband
- hydralazine — a white crystalline powder, C 8 H 8 N 4 , that dilates blood vessels and is used in the treatment of hypertension.
- hyperlydian — relating to the highest scale or mode in ancient Greek music
- hypersaline — Having an abnormally high salinity.
- hypoaeolian — of a specific mode of church music
- ibn gabirol — Arabic name of Avicebrón.
- ibn khaldun — Abd-al-Rahman [ahb-dahl-rah-mahn] /ɑb dɑlˈrɑ mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1332–1406, Arab historian and philosopher.
- ibn-gabirol — Solomon. ?1021–?58, Jewish philosopher and poet, born in Spain. His work The Fountain of Life influenced Western medieval philosophers
- ibn-khaldun — 1332–1406, Arab historian and philosopher. His Kitab al-`ibar (Book of Examples) is a history of Islam
- iconoclasts — Plural form of iconoclast.
- ideal point — the point at infinity in projective geometry at which parallel lines intersect.
- identically — similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
- idolisation — Alternative spelling of idolization.
- idolization — to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
- ilang-ilang — an aromatic tree, Cananga odorata, of the annona family, native to the Philippines, Java, etc., having fragrant, drooping flowers that yield a volatile oil used in perfumery.
- ill-natured — having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition.
- illiquation — the melting of one thing into another
- illtreating — Present participle of illtreat.
- illuminable — capable of being illuminated.