12-letter words containing o, n, e, i, g, h
- frighten off — scare away
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- 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.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- get in touch — make contact
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- ghoulishness — The quality of being ghoulish.
- giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- 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.
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- hedgehopping — Present participle of hedgehop.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- heilongjiang — a province in NE China, S of the Amur River. 108,880 sq. mi. (281,999 sq. km). Capital: Harbin.
- hemangiomata — See under angioma.
- hemorrhaging — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- herringboned — Simple past tense and past participle of herringbone.
- herringbones — Plural form of herringbone.
- heterodyning — Present participle of heterodyne.
- 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 treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- high-context — preferring to communicate in person, rather than by electronic methods such as email
- high-protein — (of a food) rich in proteins
- high-tension — subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage: high-tension wire.
- histogenesis — the origin and development of tissues.
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- home banking — a system whereby a person at home or in an office can use a computer with a modem to call up information from a bank or to transfer funds electronically
- home cooking — home-made food
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- homogenising — Present participle of homogenise.
- homogenizing — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- honeycombing — Present participle of honeycomb.
- honeymooning — (of a married couple) On a honeymoon.
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- horse riding — activity: riding on a horse
- horseshoeing — Present participle of horseshoe.
- housekeeping — the maintenance of a house or domestic establishment.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hydrogen ion — ionized hydrogen of the form H + , found in aqueous solutions of all acids.