12-letter words containing h
- adrenochrome — a chemical pigment produced by the oxidation of adrenaline
- aelurophilia — ailurophilia.
- aelurophobia — ailurophobia.
- aeolian harp — a stringed instrument that produces a musical sound when a current of air or wind passes over the strings
- aeromechanic — an aircraft mechanic
- aesthesiogen — a substance that stimulates or produces sensation
- aesthetician — a student of aesthetics
- aestheticism — the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
- aestheticist — a person devoted to aesthetics and the pursuit of beauty
- aestheticize — make aesthetic
- aethelred ii — ("Ethelred the Unready") a.d. 968?–1016, king of England 978–1013, 1014–1016.
- aethrioscope — an instrument which measures temperature changes caused by different conditions of the sky
- affamishment — (obsolete) starvation.
- affranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of affranchise.
- affrightedly — in a frightened or alarmed manner
- affrightment — the act of causing fear or alarm
- afghan hound — a tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
- afro-british — of or relating to British people of African descent
- after-school — After-school activities are those that are organized for children in the afternoon or evening after they have finished school.
- afterthought — If you do or say something as an afterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought.
- aga khan iii — 1877–1957, leader of the Ismaʿili sect of Muslims in India 1885–1957.
- agathodaemon — A benevolent spirit as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
- agathodaimon — a spirit of good fortune, associated with the serpent
- agp graphics — Accelerated Graphics Port
- agrichemical — a chemical used in agriculture
- agrochemical — a chemical, such as a pesticide, used for agricultural purposes
- aichmophobia — the fear of pointed objects, esp needles, pins, etc
- ailurophiles — Plural form of ailurophile.
- ailurophilia — a liking for cats, as by cat fanciers.
- ailurophilic — relating to ailurophilia
- ailurophobes — Plural form of ailurophobe.
- ailurophobia — an abnormal fear of cats
- ailurophobic — relating to ailurophobia
- air-breather — an aircraft, missile, or submarine engine that requires air from the atmosphere for the combustion of its fuel.
- airbrush out — to remove evidence of (someone or something from photographs, books, or history)
- airfreighted — Simple past tense and past participle of airfreight.
- airtightness — the quality of being airtight
- al-khwarizmi — Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- alan shugart — Alan F. Shugart
- alant starch — inulin.
- alchemically — in an alchemical manner
- alcohol-free — (of beer or wine) containing only a trace of alcohol
- alcoholicity — the strength of an alcoholic liquor
- alcoholizing — Present participle of alcoholize.
- alexipharmac — an antidote
- alexipharmic — acting as an antidote
- alfred mahan — Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- alhambresque — like the Alhambra, especially in richness of ornamentation
- alkyl halide — a compound with the type formula RX, where R is an alkyl group and X is a halogen.