12-letter words containing s, h, i, l, o
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypocycloids — Plural form of hypocycloid.
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- iconophilism — a taste for pictures and symbols
- iconophilist — a person with a taste for pictures and symbols
- in mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- islamophobia — Alternative capitalization of Islamophobia.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- landholdings — Plural form of landholding.
- latin school — a secondary school emphasizing instruction in Latin and Greek.
- leiotrichous — Having smooth hair.
- leisure home — a house for use on weekends, vacations, or the like.
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- limnophilous — (of animals) living in lakes or freshwater marshes
- lincolnshire — a county in E England. 2272 sq. mi. (5885 sq. km).
- lion's share — the largest part or share, especially a disproportionate portion: The eldest son received the lion's share of the estate.
- lithogenesis — (geology) The formation of sedimentary rock.
- litholatrous — of or relating to the worship of stones
- lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- lithophilous — (of animals and plants) inhabiting or growing in stony places
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- lithotritise — to perform a lithotrity
- little horse — the constellation Equuleus.
- little hours — the canonical hours of prime, terce, sext, and nones in the divine office
- loansharking — the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
- locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
- long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- matopo hills — the granite hills south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Cecil Rhodes chose to be buried
- melancholics — Plural form of melancholic.
- melancholies — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- mesothelioma — a malignant tumor of the covering of the lung or the lining of the pleural and abdominal cavities, often associated with exposure to asbestos.
- metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- moorish idol — a black, white, and yellow fish, Zanclus cornutus (or canescens), inhabiting the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans, having a long snout and an elongated dorsal fin.
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.