12-letter words containing s, c, a, r
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- hagiocracies — Plural form of hagiocracy.
- hall process — a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- hard science — any of the natural or physical sciences, as chemistry, biology, physics, or astronomy, in which aspects of the universe are investigated by means of hypotheses and experiments.
- hard-surface — to make the surface of (something) hard or firm, as by compacting or paving it: to hard-surface a parking area.
- hardscrabble — providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding: the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers.
- harness race — a trotting or pacing race for Standardbred horses harnessed to sulkies.
- harpsichords — Plural form of harpsichord.
- harum-scarum — reckless; rash; irresponsible: He had a harum-scarum youth.
- harvest tick — chigger (def 1).
- health scare — a state of alarm caused by a revelation concerning public heath
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- 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
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- hierarchists — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
- hierocracies — Plural form of hierocracy.
- hire charges — the amount of money it costs to hire something, such as a bike, car, etc
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- historically — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- horse-collar — (especially in baseball) a score of zero.
- housecleaner — Someone employed to clean a house.
- hydrocarbons — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hypercoaster — Megacoaster.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hypersarcoma — a growth of proud or fungous flesh
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypersurface — a mathematical object that generalizes the concept of surface from three-dimensional Euclidean space to hyperspace.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- icbm address — (networking, humour) (Or "missile address") The form used to register a site with the Usenet mapping project includes a space for longitude and latitude, preferably to seconds-of-arc accuracy. This is actually used for generating geographically-correct maps of Usenet links on a plotter; however, it has become traditional to refer to this as one's "ICBM address" or "missile address", and many people include it in their sig block with that name. (A real missile address would include target altitude.)
- ice crystals — ice formations
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- idiosyncracy — Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy.
- idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
- illiteracies — Plural form of illiteracy.