13-letter words containing a, r, t, h, o, m
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- metamorphotic — Of or relating to metamorphosis.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- methocarbamol — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 5 , used as a muscle relaxant in combination with other drugs in the treatment of acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- microchip art — (hardware) (chip art, chip graffiti) Images etched on integrated circuits purely for decoration, visible only under a microscope.
- microhabitats — Plural form of microhabitat.
- microlecithal — having a small amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
- misanthropist — a hater of humankind.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
- mohave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- monochromated — Fitted with a monochromator.
- monochromatic — of or having one color.
- monochromator — a spectroscope with a slit that can be moved across the spectrum for viewing individual spectral bands.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mother abbess — the female head of a religious house of nuns
- mother nature — a personification of the forces of nature as a controlling and regulating maternal being, sometimes creative and caring.
- mother of all — a female parent.
- mother teresa — Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- mount markham — a mountain in Antarctica, in Victoria Land. Height: 4350 m (14 272 ft)
- mouthbreather — a person who breathes through the mouth instead of through the nose
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- movie theater — a motion-picture theater.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- musquash root — spotted cowbane.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- non-chromatic — pertaining to color or colors.
- non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- north america — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
- north vietnam — that part of Vietnam N of about 17° N; formerly a part of French Indochina; separate republic 1954–75.
- on the market — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
- ornithomantic — relating to ornithomancy
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- pathomorphism — abnormal morphology.
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- phantasmagory — phantasmagoria.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- phototelegram — a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy
- plant hormone — an organic chemical, as auxin, produced by plant cells and functioning at various sites to regulate growth, turning, metabolic processes, etc.
- platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pneumatograph — pneumograph.
- pneumatophore — Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ.