12-letter words containing c, h, o, l, a, m
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- 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.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- melancholiac — affected with melancholia.
- melancholics — Plural form of melancholic.
- melancholies — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- melanochroic — Melanochroid
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- michelangelo — (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- mole-catcher — someone or something who catches, traps, or kills moles
- monocephalic — bearing one flower head, as the dandelion.
- monothalamic — having a sole cavity or compartment
- motor launch — a small naval vessel that chases submarines, etc
- mythological — of or relating to mythology.
- nomothetical — Nomothetic.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- schistosomal — relating to or characteristic of a schistosome or member of the genus Schistosoma
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- smallclothes — men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness