15-letter words containing h, a, e, m
- over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- paleolithic man — any of the prehistoric populations of humans, as the Cro-Magnon, living in the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs.
- parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
- parchment paper — a waterproof and grease-resistant paper produced by treating ordinary paper with concentrated sulfuric acid.
- parish magazine — a magazine containing news and articles of interest to the people of a particular parish church or the local area
- parmesan cheese — of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- paroemiographer — a person who writes or collects proverbs
- payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
- permanent tooth — any of the 32 adult teeth that replace the 20 milk teeth.
- pharmacotherapy — the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs.
- phenomenalistic — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- phonemicization — a grouping of phonemes
- photomechanical — noting or pertaining to any of various processes for printing from plates or surfaces prepared by the aid of photography.
- phrasemongering — the act of coining memorable phrases
- physical memory — (memory management) The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
- physicochemical — physical and chemical: the physicochemical properties of an isomer.
- phytochemically — in a phytochemical manner
- pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
- pinball machine — the tablelike, usually coin-operated machine on which pinball is played.
- plainclothesman — a police officer, especially a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
- plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
- platyhelminthes — a phylum of worms having bilateral symmetry and a soft, usually flattened body, comprising the flatworms.
- play the market — to speculate on a stock exchange
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- pneumatotherapy — the use of compressed or rarefied air in treating disease.
- pontine marshes — an area of W Italy, southeast of Rome: formerly malarial swamps, drained in 1932–34 after numerous attempts since 160 bc had failed
- posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
- power macintosh — Power Mac
- primary feather — any of the flight feathers growing from the manus of a bird's wing
- primary teacher — a teacher in a primary school
- prince charming — (sometimes lowercase) a man who embodies a woman's romantic ideal.
- proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
- pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
- pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
- pullman kitchen — a kitchenette, often recessed into a wall and concealed by double doors or a screen.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- put sb to shame — If someone puts you to shame, they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do.
- put the make on — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- radiochemically — by radiochemical means or methods; from a radiochemical perspective
- raw milk cheese — cheese or a cheese made with unpasteurized milk
- raw-pack method — cold pack (def 2).
- reaping machine — any of various machines for reaping grain, often fitted with a device for automatically throwing out bundles of the cut grain.
- refreshment bar — a bar or stall that offers a variety of drinks for sale
- rheumatic fever — a serious disease, associated with streptococcal infections, usually affecting children, characterized by fever, swelling and pain in the joints, sore throat, and cardiac involvement.
- rheumatism-root — spotted wintergreen.
- rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
- rhyme or reason — If something happens or is done without rhyme or reason, there seems to be no logical reason for it to happen or be done.