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12-letter words containing n, o, t, h, e, l

  • flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
  • fluoranthene — (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion.
  • focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
  • fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
  • fulton sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
  • genethliacon — A birthday ode.
  • geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
  • gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
  • 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
  • half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
  • half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
  • 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.
  • hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
  • hazelnut oil — an oil extracted from hazelnuts and used mostly in cooking
  • headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
  • heel-and-toe — noting a pace, as in walking contests, in which the heel of the front foot touches ground before the toes of the rear one leave it.
  • heldentenors — Plural form of heldentenor.
  • heliocentric — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
  • hellespontus — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
  • help on with — If you help someone on with an item of clothing, you help them put it on.
  • hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
  • hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
  • hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
  • holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
  • honey locust — a thorny North American tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, of the legume family, having small, compound leaves and pods with a sweet pulp.
  • horse nettle — a large, prickly North American weed, Solanum carolinense, of the nightshade family, having violet to white flowers in a few clusters.
  • hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
  • hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
  • hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
  • in the world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
  • inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
  • incoherently — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
  • inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
  • ip telephony — (communications)   (IPT, Internet Telephony) Use of IP data connections to exchange voice and fax data that have traditionally been carried over the public switched telephone network. During the late 1990s, an increasing number of telephone calls have been routed over the Internet. Calls made in this way avoid PSTN charges. Unlike traditional telephony, IP telephony is relatively unregulated. Companies providing these services are known as Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). They include telephone companies, cable TV companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). There are still many problems with voice quality, latency, compression algorithms, and quality of service. See also Computer Telephone Integration.
  • keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
  • kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
  • leatherbound — Bound in leather.
  • lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
  • liothyronine — A form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma.
  • lithogenesis — (geology) The formation of sedimentary rock.
  • lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
  • loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
  • long clothes — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
  • long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
  • luncheonette — a small restaurant or lunchroom where light meals are served.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
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