12-letter words containing n, i, c, e, o
- henotheistic — Relating to henotheism.
- heroic tenor — a tenor with a dramatic voice
- heterophonic — the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.
- hexacosanoic — as in hexacosanoic acid
- hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
- hickory pine — bristlecone pine.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high concept — a simple and often striking idea or premise, as of a story or film, that lends itself to easy promotion and marketing.
- high-context — preferring to communicate in person, rather than by electronic methods such as email
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- hippocrepian — (of an aquatic organism or plant) shaped like a horseshoe
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- hoisin sauce — a thick, sweet, spicy condiment containing soybeans, sugar, garlic, and chili peppers, used in cooking or as an accompaniment to meat, fish, or poultry, especially Peking duck.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- home cooking — home-made food
- home machine — 1. Synonym home box. 2. The machine that receives your e-mail. These senses might be distinct, for example, for a hacker who owns one computer at home, but reads e-mail at work.
- homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- honeycombing — Present participle of honeycomb.
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- ichnospecies — (paleontology) Any species known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- imogene coca — Imogene, 1908–2001, U.S. comic actress.
- imperception — lack of perception.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in committee — under consideration by a committee, as a resolution or bill
- in course of — in the process of
- in excess of — more than
- in one piece — If someone or something is still in one piece after a dangerous journey or experience, they are safe and not damaged or hurt.
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- in your face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- in-congruent — not congruent.
- in-continent — unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
- in-your-face — involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.
- incapable of — not allowing or admitting; not able to accept or experience
- incarcerator — A person who incarcerates.
- incatenation — a chaining up; linking or being linked together; binding together with chains or fetters
- incestuously — involving incest.
- inchoateness — The quality of being inchoate.