12-letter words containing t, h, i, n, e
- histogenesis — the origin and development of tissues.
- hit the line — to try to carry the ball through the opposing line
- hiv-negative — not infected with the HIV virus
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- honest injun — honestly (used to emphasize the truth of a statement).
- hootenannies — Plural form of hootenanny.
- horatian ode — an ode consisting of several stanzas all of the same form.
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
- hydrastinine — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hypergenetic — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hyperintense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- hyperkinetic — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- hypersthenia — abnormal strength or tension
- hypertension — Pathology. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
- hypertensive — characterized by or causing high blood pressure.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hypoxanthine — a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- impeachments — Plural form of impeachment.
- in (the) bud — in the time of budding
- in character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- in deep shit — excrement; feces.
- in hot water — If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
- in line with — conforming to
- in that case — then
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- in the chair — chairing a debate or meeting
- in the chips — a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- in the clear — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- in the dumps — a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
- in the event — You say in the event after you have been discussing what could have happened in a particular situation, in order to indicate that you are now describing what actually did happen.
- in the field — Work or study that is done in the field is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
- in the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.