12-letter words containing a, m, i, c, h, e
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- cinematheque — a small intimate cinema
- clamjamphrie — rubbish
- coin machine — slot machine (def 2).
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- empathically — In an empathic manner.
- emphatically — In a forceful way.
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
- haemophiliac — A person with haemophilia.
- haemorrhagic — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of hemorrhagic.
- hammer price — the price offered as the winning bid in a public auction
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- hematochezia — the passage of bloody stools.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- hemichordate — belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hermetically — so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed.
- heroic drama — Restoration tragedy, especially that popular in England c1660–1700, using highly rhetorical language and written in heroic couplets.
- heroicomical — blending heroic and comic elements: a heroicomic poem.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- home machine — 1. Synonym home box. 2. The machine that receives your e-mail. These senses might be distinct, for example, for a hacker who owns one computer at home, but reads e-mail at work.
- homoeopathic — Alternative spelling of homeopathic.
- homolecithal — having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova having relatively little yolk.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
- hyperkalemic — Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypermediacy — Hypermedia literacy; the state of being conversant with hypermedia technologies.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypocalcemia — an abnormally small amount of calcium in the blood.