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11-letter words containing t, a, c, h, i

  • hatchelling — Present participle of hatchel.
  • hatchetfish — any deep-sea fishes of the genera Argyropelicus, Sternoptyx, and related genera, of tropical and temperate waters, having a silvery, hatchet-shaped body.
  • hatchettite — a soft yellowish mineral wax, C 38 H 78 , darkening on exposure: found in bogs and coal beds.
  • haute-piece — a standing flange fixed to or formed on a pauldron as a protection for one side of the neck.
  • head-strict — (theory)   A head-strict function will not necessarily evaluate every cons cell of its (list) argument, but whenever it does evaluate a cons cell it will also evaluate the element in the head of that cell. An example of a head-strict function is beforeZero :: [Int] -> [Int] beforeZero [] = [] beforeZero (0:xs) = [] beforeZero (x:xs) = x : beforeZero xs which returns a list up to the first zero. This pattern of evaluation is important because it is common in functions which operate on a list of inputs. See also tail-strict, hyperstrict.
  • heartaching — emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.
  • heliostatic — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
  • hematologic — Of or relating to hematology.
  • hemiacetals — Plural form of hemiacetal.
  • hemianoptic — suffering from hemiopia, blind in half the field of vision
  • hemistichal — of or relating to a hemistich
  • hemostatics — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
  • hepatitis c — a form of hepatitis with clinical effects similar to those of hepatitis B, caused by a blood-borne retrovirus (hepatitis C virus) that may be of the hepatitis non-A, non-B type.
  • hepatotoxic — Damaging or destructive to liver cells.
  • heptarchies — Plural form of heptarchy.
  • heptarchist — A ruler of one division of a heptarchy.
  • heptastichs — Plural form of heptastich.
  • heraclitean — of or relating to Heraclitus or his philosophy.
  • heretically — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
  • hermit crab — any of numerous crabs, especially of the genera Pagurus and Eupagurus, that protect their soft uncovered abdomen by occupying the castoff shell of a univalve mollusk.
  • hetaerismic — of or relating to courtesans
  • hetairismic — relating to hetairism, concubinage
  • heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
  • heterotaxic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterotaxis.
  • heuristical — Of or pertaining to heuristics.
  • hexastichal — of or pertaining to a hexastich
  • hexastichon — hexastich.
  • hierarchist — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
  • high arctic — the regions of Canada, esp the northern islands, within the Arctic Circle
  • high-impact — High-impact exercise puts a lot of stress on your body.
  • high-octane — noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.
  • hippiatrics — the study of the diseases of horses
  • hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
  • hippocratic — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
  • hispanicist — Hispanist.
  • holoblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing total cleavage, resulting in equal blastomeres.
  • holocaustic — a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.
  • homeopathic — of, relating to, or according to the principles of homeopathy.
  • homeostatic — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
  • homiletical — Of or relating to familiar intercourse; social; companionable.
  • homoblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing no difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
  • homogametic — producing only one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosomes.
  • homoplastic — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
  • homothallic — having all mycelia alike, the opposite sexual functions being performed by different cells of a single mycelium. Compare heterothallic (def 1).
  • homotypical — (biology) homotypal.
  • hotel chain — a group of hotels which belong to the same company or owner, or are associated in some way
  • hudibrastic — of, relating to, or resembling the style of Samuel Butler's Hudibras (published 1663–78), a mock-heroic poem written in tetrameter couplets.
  • huitlacoche — Corn smut prepared as a delicacy.
  • humectation — A moistening.
  • hyacinthine — of or like the hyacinth.
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