12-letter words containing ha
- homo habilis — an extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics, dated as being from about 1.5 million to more than 2 million years old and proposed as an early form of Homo leading to modern humans.
- homolecithal — having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova having relatively little yolk.
- hydrocephaly — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hyper-lethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- hyperchaotic — Of or pertaining to hyperchaos.
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric acid
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- ichthyophagy — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- idea hamster — a person who is employed as a source of new ideas
- imperishable — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- imperishably — In an imperishable manner.
- in behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- in character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in that case — then
- in the chair — chairing a debate or meeting
- in the shade — in shadow, out of the sun
- incharitable — Obsolete form of uncharitable.
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- inexhaustive — not exhaustive; not thorough
- inhabitation — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- inhalational — (of an anesthetic) Administered as a gas or vapour that is inhaled.
- inhalatorium — a room or building in which vapours are breathed in
- inharmonical — Alternative form of inharmonic.
- inharmonious — not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- interchanger — a person or thing that interchanges
- interchanges — Plural form of interchange.
- interchannel — occurring or existing between two or more channels
- interchapter — a short chapter in a book that occurs between two major chapters
- ion exchange — the process of reciprocal transfer of ions between a solution and a resin or other suitable solid.
- ismail pasha — 1830–95, viceroy and khedive of Egypt 1863–79.
- italian hand — a medieval script, used in early printing and later considered a standard of fine handwriting.
- james harper — James, 1795–1869, and his brothers John, 1797–1875, (Joseph) Wesley, 1801–70, and Fletcher, 1806–77, U.S. printers and publishers.
- jenghis khan — Genghis Khan.
- jenghiz khan — Genghis Khan
- johannesburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- john hancock — Herbert Jeffrey ("Herbie") born 1940, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- johor baharu — a city in S Malaysia, near Singapore.
- jumping hare — springhare.
- kamehameha i — ("the Great") 1737?–1819, king of the Hawaiian Islands 1810–19.
- karmadharaya — a compound of two words in which the first is an adjective and the second a substantive, as blackbird, gentleman, or grandson.
- katharevousa — The purist form of modern Greek used in traditional literary writing, as opposed to the form that is spoken and used in everyday writing (called demotic).
- katharometer — (science) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
- khachaturian — Aram Ilich [ar-uh m il-yich;; Russian uh-rahm ee-lyeech] /ˈær əm ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian ʌˈrɑm iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–78, Armenian composer.
- khaibar pass — Khyber Pass.
- killer whale — any of several predatory dolphins, especially the black-and-white Orcinus orca, found in all seas.
- kingdom hall — a meeting place of Jehovah's Witnesses for religious services.