13-letter words containing a, s, h, r, m
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- chromosomally — With reference to chromosomes.
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- clishmaclaver — idle talk; gossip
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- commandership — a person who commands.
- compass north — magnetic north, as indicated on a particular compass at a given moment.
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- craftsmanship — Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- crash blossom — an ambiguously worded headline whose meaning can be interpreted in the wrong way, as “Missing Woman Remains Found.”. See also garden-path.
- crash program — a plan of action entailing rapid and intensive production, growth, or the like, undertaken to meet a deadline or solve a pressing problem: a crash program to develop a new fighter plane.
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- dermatophytes — Plural form of dermatophyte.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro
- diaphragmitis — inflammation of the diaphragm, phrenitis
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
- disharmonious — inharmonious; discordant.
- disharmonized — Simple past tense and past participle of disharmonize.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- draftsmanship — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- dreamcatchers — Plural form of dreamcatcher.
- dysmenorrheal — painful menstruation.
- dysmenorrhoea — painful menstruation.
- elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
- embranchments — Plural form of embranchment.
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- ephemeralness — The quality of being ephemeral or transitory.
- erythematosus — (pathology) An eruption of red lesions.
- farmer cheese — a cheese made by pressing together the soft white curds of whole milk or partly skimmed milk, similar in texture to dry cottage cheese.
- fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
- field marshal — an officer of the highest military rank in the British and certain other armies, and of the second highest rank in the French army.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- first chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
- fish geranium — zonal geranium.
- flamethrowers — Plural form of flamethrower.
- fly fisherman — one who fishes by fly-casting
- forearm smash — a blow like a punch delivered with the forearm in certain types of wrestling
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- freshman week — a week at the beginning of the school year with a program planned to orient entering students, especially at a college.
- gallows humor — humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
- garnisheement — the process of arresting a debtor's money or property from the hands of a third party
- graham island — an island in the Pacific Ocean, in W British Columbia, Canada: largest and northernmost of the Queen Charlotte Islands. 2485 sq. mi. (6436 sq. km).
- grain sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as durra or milo, having starchy seeds, grown for grain and forage.
- gram's method — a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.