12-letter words containing a, m, e, t, h, o
- hematocolpos — (medicine) A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hematophobia — Fear of bleeding or the sight of blood.
- hemichordate — belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms.
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hepatomegaly — an abnormal enlargement of the liver, usually associated with liver disease or heart failure.
- heterogamete — either of a pair of conjugating gametes differing in form, size, structure, or sex.
- heterogamety — the condition or state of being heterogametic
- heterogamous — Genetics. having unlike gametes, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to isogamous).
- hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.
- hojatoleslam — a title of respect given to an ayatollah or a middle-ranking Shiite cleric, which means literally 'proof of Islam'
- 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.
- home teacher — private tutor
- home theater — big-screen TV setup
- homeopathist — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
- homeotherapy — therapy for a disease by means of an agent that is similar to but not identical with the causative agent of the disease.
- homeothermal — homoiothermal.
- homesteaders — Plural form of homesteader.
- 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.
- homoeopathic — Alternative spelling of homeopathic.
- homoeostasis — Alternative spelling of homeostasis.
- homolecithal — having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova having relatively little yolk.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- housemasters — Plural form of housemaster.
- hydrobromate — (chemistry) hydrobromide.
- hydrothermal — noting or pertaining to the action of hot, aqueous solutions or gases within or on the surface of the earth.
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hymenopteran — hymenopterous.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- 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.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- james hutton — James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.
- katharometer — (science) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macroweather — Longer term average weather, covering period of length between that of weather and climate.
- magnetograph — a recording magnetometer, used especially for recording variations in the earth's magnetic field.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- make history — do sth of great significance