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16-letter words containing e, n, m, s, h, i

  • fourth dimension — Physics, Mathematics. a dimension in addition to length, width, and depth, used so as to be able to employ geometrical language in discussing phenomena that depend on four variables: Time is considered a fourth dimension for locating points in space-time.
  • gerontomorphosis — Biology. evolutionary specialization of a species to a degree that decreases its capability for further adaptation and eventually leads to its extinction.
  • hammerstein (ii) — Oscar1895-1960; U.S. librettist & lyricist of musical comedies
  • hamming distance — (data)   The minimum number of bits that must be changed in order to convert one bit string into another. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming.
  • hard times token — any of a series of U.S. copper tokens, issued 1834–41, bearing a political inscription or advertising message and serving as currency during coin shortages.
  • haversian system — a Haversian canal and the series of concentric bony plates surrounding it.
  • hemangioblastoma — (medicine) Any of several benign neoplasm tumours of the brain.
  • hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
  • hesselman engine — a low-compression oil engine requiring a spark for ignition.
  • high-compression — of a modern type of internal-combustion engine designed so that the fuel mixture is compressed into a smaller cylinder space, resulting in more pressure on the pistons and more power
  • hispano-american — Spanish.
  • housemaid's knee — inflammation of the bursa over the front of the kneecap.
  • humanly possible — feasible, practical
  • hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
  • hyperinsulinemia — (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.
  • hyperinsulinemic — Suffering from or characterized by hyperinsulinemia, an excessively high level of insulin in the blood.
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
  • immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
  • immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
  • imperishableness — The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
  • in heaven's name — You can use in heaven's name in questions beginning with 'what', 'when', 'who', 'why', 'when', and 'how' to add emphasis in a way that shows that you are very angry or surprised.
  • in the same boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
  • incentive scheme — an arrangement under which additional payments are made to employees as a means of increasing production
  • incomprehensible — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • inharmoniousness — The quality of being inharmonious.
  • insurance scheme — a scheme that provides insurance
  • interhemispheric — of, relating to, or between hemispheres, as of the earth: interhemispheric cooperation.
  • kamerlingh onnes — Heike [hahy-kuh] /ˈhaɪ kə/ (Show IPA), 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1913.
  • kamerlingh-onnes — Heike (ˈhaɪkə). 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: a pioneer of the physics of low-temperature materials and discoverer (1911) of superconductivity. Nobel prize for physics 1913
  • karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
  • league champions — the team that has come top of the league
  • lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
  • lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
  • mach's principle — the proposition that there is no absolute space and that the inertia and acceleration of a body are determined by all of the matter of the universe.
  • machiavellianism — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
  • machine washable — suitable for washing in a washing machine
  • machinist's mate — a petty officer trained to operate, repair, etc. ships' engines
  • magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
  • magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
  • man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
  • mandarin chinese — the official language of China since 1917; the form of Chinese spoken by about two thirds of the population and taught in schools throughout China
  • marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
  • matrix mechanics — a formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics in which physical quantities are represented by matrices and matrix algebra is used to predict the outcome of physical measurements.
  • matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
  • mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
  • medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
  • merchant service — A merchant service is a provider of credit card processing services.
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