12-letter words containing n, a, h, l
- francophilia — Alternative capitalization of Francophilia.
- french chalk — a talc for marking lines on fabrics.
- french leave — Sometimes Offensive. a departure without ceremony, permission, or notice: Taking French leave, he evaded his creditors.
- french pleat — curtain, draperies
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- gjallar-horn — Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- habilimented — Clothed.
- habilitating — Present participle of habilitate.
- habilitation — to clothe or dress.
- habitational — a place of residence; dwelling; abode.
- habitualness — The characteristic of being habitual.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
- haikwan tael — the customs unit in China, which is the basis for other local taels, equal to 1.20666 troy ounces of fine silver.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- hairlessness — The condition or quality of being hairless.
- halcyon days — period regarded with nostalgia
- half a dozen — six
- half an hour — 30 minutes
- half binding — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
- half cadence — a cadence ending with dominant harmony.
- half landing — a landing halfway up a flight of stairs
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-binding — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- half-drowned — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- half-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- half-monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- halfway line — a line across a sports field, such as a football pitch, that divides the playing area into two equal areas and is equidistant between the two goals
- haliplankton — plankton living in sea water
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- halogen lamp — a gas-filled, high-intensity incandescent lamp having a tungsten filament and containing a small amount of a halogen, such as iodine, that vaporizes on heating and redeposits any evaporated tungsten particles back onto the filament: used especially in motion-picture projectors and automobile headlights.
- 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.
- halotolerant — (biology) Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment.