12-letter words containing l, i, e, c, h
- monocephalic — bearing one flower head, as the dandelion.
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- multichannel — Employing or possessing many television or communications channels.
- muscle shirt — Slang. a T-shirt having short sleeves or no sleeves.
- myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- neo-catholic — of or relating to those Anglicans who avowedly prefer the doctrines, rituals, etc., of the Roman Catholic Church to those of the Anglican communion.
- nephelinitic — containing or resembling nephelinite, pertaining to nephelinite
- netherlandic — Dutch (def 7).
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nomothetical — Nomothetic.
- non-athletic — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nontechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleophilic — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- object chill — ["Object CHILL - An Object Oriented Language for Systems Implementation", J. Winkler et al, ACM Comp Sci Conf 1992, pp. 139-147].
- ochlocracies — Plural form of ochlocracy.
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- palaeolithic — the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- parochialize — to make parochial.
- pathetically — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
- perichaetial — denoting the leaves in mosses that surround the archegonia and, later, the base of the sporophyte
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.