12-letter words containing r, e, l, t
- heteroplasty — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heteroploidy — (genetics) The state of being heteroploid.
- heterosexual — of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- heterostyled — (of a plant) having styles of different forms or lengths in the flowers.
- heterothally — the condition of being heterothallic
- hever castle — a Tudor mansion near Edenbridge in Kent: home of Anne Boleyn before her marriage; Italian garden added in the 20th century by the Astor family
- hexobarbital — a barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties
- hieratically — In a hieratic way.
- higher still — a system of post-Standard Grade qualifications offered at five levels including Higher and Advanced Higher
- highlighters — Plural form of highlighter.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hinterlander — One who lives in the hinterland.
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- holkar state — a former state of central India, ruled by the Holkar dynasty of Maratha rulers of Indore (18th century until 1947)
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- homeothermal — homoiothermal.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- horse nettle — a large, prickly North American weed, Solanum carolinense, of the nightshade family, having violet to white flowers in a few clusters.
- 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).
- hotel worker — a person who works in the hotel industry
- hotelkeepers — Plural form of hotelkeeper.
- hurtlessness — harmlessness; innocence
- hydroculture — A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrolysates — Plural form of hydrolysate.
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hydrothermal — noting or pertaining to the action of hot, aqueous solutions or gases within or on the surface of the earth.
- hydroxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate.
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hyper-lethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- hyperdactyly — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperreality — The state or condition of being hyperreal.
- hyperspatial — Pertaining to hyperspace.
- hypertextual — Of or relating to hypertext.
- hyperthermal — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
- hypertypical — excessively typical
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- ice crystals — ice formations
- il trovatore — an opera (1853) by Giuseppe Verdi.