12-letter words containing t, h, e, c, l
- herpetologic — Alternative form of herpetological.
- heterocercal — having an unequally divided tail, characteristic of sharks, rays, and skates.
- heteroclisis — (grammar) The presence of two or more classes of inflection in the inflectional paradigm of a noun, verb etc.
- heteroclites — Plural form of heteroclite.
- heteroclitic — (linguistics) In linguistics, particularly Indo-European Studies, signifying a stem which alternates between more than one form when declined for grammatical case. Examples of heteroclitic noun stems in Proto-Indo-European include '*wod-r/n-'
- heterocyclic — of or relating to the branch of chemistry dealing with cyclic compounds in which at least one of the ring members is not a carbon atom (contrasted with homocyclic).
- heterodactyl — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- heteroleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having two or more types of ligand.
- heterophilic — Also, heterophilic. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.
- 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
- hexadactylic — having six fingers or toes
- hieratically — In a hieratic way.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- homolecithal — having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova having relatively little yolk.
- honey locust — a thorny North American tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, of the legume family, having small, compound leaves and pods with a sweet pulp.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- horticulture — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- hydroculture — A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hyperdactyly — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hypertypical — excessively typical
- hypochlorite — a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
- hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- in the clear — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- incharitable — Obsolete form of uncharitable.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- incoherently — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
- interchannel — occurring or existing between two or more channels
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- jack-the-lad — a young man who is regarded as a brash, loud show-off
- kaffeeklatch — Alternative spelling of coffee klatch.
- kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kletterschuh — a lightweight climbing boot with a canvas or suede upper and Vibram (originally felt or cord) sole
- lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
- latch needle — a part of a knitting machine consisting of a thin shaft with a hook on one end and a pivoting latch that closes over the hook so that yarn can be drawn through the developing knitting to make a stitch.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- leachability — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- lecithinases — Plural form of lecithinase.
- lecture hall — conference room