11-letter words containing t, h, a, l
- glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
- glyptograph — an engraved or carved design, as on a gem.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
- gospel oath — an oath sworn on the Gospels
- granolithic — (of concrete) containing fine granite chippings or crushed granite, used to render floors and surfaces.
- grass cloth — a cloth made from plant fibres, such as jute or hemp
- great wheel — the wheel immediately driven by the power source.
- habiliments — Plural form of habiliment.
- habilitated — Simple past tense and past participle of habilitate.
- habilitator — to clothe or dress.
- haematocele — Alternative spelling of hematocele.
- haematology — (medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
- haemolutein — (obsolete) bilirubin.
- hagiologist — A writer on the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.
- hairstyling — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
- hairstylist — A person who cuts and styles people's hair professionally.
- halberstadt — a town in central Germany, in Saxony-Anhalt: industrial centre noted for its historic buildings. Pop: 40 014 (2003 est)
- half sister — sister (def 2).
- half-bottle — a bottle half the size of a standard bottle of wine, spirits, etc
- half-hunter — a watch with a hinged lid in which a small circular opening or crystal allows the approximate time to be read
- half-length — something that is only half a full length or height, especially a portrait that shows only the upper half of the body, including the hands.
- half-minute — 30 seconds
- half-sister — sister (def 2).
- half-witted — feeble-minded.
- halfbrother — Alternative spelling of half brother.
- halfhearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- hall effect — the electromotive force generated in a strip of metal longitudinally conducting an electric current and subjected to a magnetic field normal to its major surface.
- hall porter — concierge
- halleflinta — a type of rock, volcanic or metamorphic in origin, that has a fine grain
- hallstattan — of, relating to, or belonging to a variously dated early period of Iron Age culture in Europe, characterized by the use of bronze, the introduction of iron, and by artistic work in pottery, jewelry, etc.
- hallucinant — a person who experiences hallucinations
- hallucinate — to have hallucinations.
- halo blight — a disease of plants, characterized by small, necrotic leaf or fruit lesions surrounded by a yellowish, halolike band, caused by any of several bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas.
- halo effect — a predisposition to admire all of a person's actions, work, etc., because of an estimable quality or action in the past.
- halogenated — Simple past tense and past participle of halogenate.
- halterbreak — to get (an animal) used to wearing a halter
- haltom city — a city in N Texas, near Fort Worth.
- hamfistedly — Alternative spelling of ham-fistedly.
- hamiltonian — pertaining to or advocating Hamiltonianism.
- hammercloth — a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage.
- hand lotion — a liquid that you put on your hands to make them feel softer and smoother
- hand-letter — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
- hand-tailor — to produce (a garment or the like) by individual workmanship.
- hang a left — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hangability — the ability to be hanged
- haptoglobin — A protein present in blood serum that binds to and removes free hemoglobin from the bloodstream.
- hard palate — Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- hariolation — the act of divining or prophesying
- harold holt — Harold Edward, 1908–67, Australian political leader: prime minister 1966–67.