12-letter words containing r, h, o, d, l
- holidaymaker — vacationer.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- hornswoggled — Simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle.
- horrendously — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- horse-dealer — a person who buys and sells horses as a profession
- housebuilder — One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
- householders — Plural form of householder.
- hydrobiology — the study of aquatic organisms.
- hydrocephaly — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrochloric — of or derived from hydrochloric acid.
- hydrocolloid — a substance that forms a colloid when combined with water.
- hydrocooling — the process or technique of arresting the ripening of fruits and vegetables after harvesting by immersion in ice water.
- hydroculture — A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
- hydrocyclone — A hydrocyclone is a vessel used for separating two liquids with different densities, by the circular movement of fluid.
- hydroecology — The study of support systems in wetlands such as the interactions between water and wildlife habitats.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrofluoric — of or derived from hydrofluoric acid.
- hydrogeology — the science dealing with the occurrence and distribution of underground water.
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrologists — Plural form of hydrologist.
- hydrolysable — Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable.
- hydrolysates — Plural form of hydrolysate.
- hydrolyzable — Able to be hydrolyzed.
- hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- hydrophilous — pollinated by the agency of water.
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
- 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.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- 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.
- hydroxyl ion — hydroxide ion
- hydroxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
- in the world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- little rhody — Rhode Island (used as a nickname).
- loggerheaded — Dull; stupid.
- lord haw-haw — James (Augustine Aloysius) 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
- lower depths — a play (1902) by Maxim Gorki.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- medal-holder — a person who has won a medal