14-letter words containing e, m, u, s
- gluteus medius — the muscle of the buttocks lying between the gluteus maximus and the gluteus minimus, involved in the abduction of the thigh.
- go up in smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- guided missile — an aerial missile, as a rocket, steered during its flight by radio signals, clockwork controls, etc.
- gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
- gynomonoecious — having both female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant.
- gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
- haematophagous — (of certain animals) feeding on blood
- half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- hammer crusher — A hammer crusher is a crusher in which a hammer hits the material that is being crushed.
- haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
- harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
- harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- hemicelluloses — Plural form of hemicellulose.
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemingwayesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.
- hepburn system — a widely used system of Romanization of Japanese devised by James Curtis Hepburn (1815–1911).
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hermeneuticist — One who studies hermeneutics.
- hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
- heterochromous — of different colors.
- heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
- hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
- holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
- honey mushroom — the edible mushroom of the oak-root fungus, Armillariella mellea.
- horse mushroom — a smooth, edible, large white-capped mushroom, Agaricus arvensis, that has the odor of anise, common in North American meadows and fields.
- household name — a person or thing that is very well known
- housing market — property trade
- housing scheme — arrangement offering subsidized housing
- human interest — a quality of a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, that engages attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humane studies — educational subjects or courses, or texts, that are, or were historically, considered to have a civilizing influence on those who read or studied them
- humourlessness — Alternative spelling of humorlessness.
- humoursomeness — the quality of being humoursome
- humphreys peak — the highest peak in Arizona, in the N, in the San Francisco Mountains: 12,633 feet (3851 meters).
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
- ice-cream suit — a man's lightweight summer suit of white or a finely striped or solid pastel color.
- Îles marquises — a group of volcanic islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 8712 (2002). Area: 1287 sq km (497 sq miles)
- immaculateness — The characteristic of being immaculate; spotlessness.
- immunogenetics — the branch of immunology dealing with the study of immunity in relation to genetic makeup.
- immunophoresis — a technique for identifying the antigens in a blood serum
- immunosuppress — (transitive) To cause immunosuppression in.
- imperviousness — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- impulse buying — the buying of retail merchandise prompted by a whim on seeing the product displayed
- income support — welfare payment to low earners
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.