12-letter words containing a, h, o, r, i
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- daphnephoria — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- dermographia — dermatographia.
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- diarthrodial — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- discographic — of or relating to a discography
- disharmonize — (intransitive) To cause disorder.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- dorothea dix — Dorothea Lynde [lind] /lɪnd/ (Show IPA), (Dorothy) 1802–87, U.S. educator and social reformer.
- dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- drug holiday — a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- etherization — (surgery) anaesthetization using ether.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- exheredation — A disinheriting; disherison.
- exhilaration — A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
- exhortations — Plural form of exhortation.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.
- firth of tay — the estuary of the River Tay on the North Sea coast of Scotland. Length: 40 km (25 miles)
- fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
- flight arrow — an arrow having a conical or pyramidal head without barbs.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- foreadmonish — (rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- forked chain — branched chain.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- four-in-hand — a long necktie to be tied in a slipknot with the ends left hanging.