12-letter words containing o, t, h, e, r, i
- heterotactic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterotaxis.
- heterotopias — Plural form of heterotopia.
- hexobarbital — a barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties
- hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
- hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- high-protein — (of a food) rich in proteins
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- historicized — Simple past tense and past participle of historicize.
- hit the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- hit the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- homeothermic — (biology, of an, animal) Capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.
- homoiotherms — Plural form of homoiotherm.
- homoiothermy — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- horatian ode — an ode consisting of several stanzas all of the same form.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- horse pistol — a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.
- horse trials — a competitive sporting event at which riders have to show their skill in dressage, show-jumping, and cross-country
- horse's tail — burro's tail.
- horticulture — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- hostile fire — an unintentional fire, from which any resulting loss can be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to friendly fire).
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hyperchaotic — Of or pertaining to hyperchaos.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hyperostosis — abnormal development of bony tissue.
- hypertension — Pathology. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
- hyperthyroid — of, relating to, or having hyperthyroidism.
- hypertrophic — abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- idiothermous — warm-blooded
- in hot water — If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
- in the gross — in bulk; as a whole
- in the rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- in the round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.