13-letter words containing h, a, e, m
- anthelminthic — Of use against intestinal worms.
- anthelmintics — Plural form of anthelmintic.
- anthropometer — an instrument that consists of a calibrated, vertical rod to which are attached two horizontal arms, one fixed and one movable, for measuring the human trunk and limbs.
- anthropometry — the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body
- antihistamine — An antihistamine is a drug that is used to treat allergies.
- antimechanist — opposed to mechanistic philosophy
- antirheumatic — acting against rheumatism
- anywhere from — any quantity, time, degree, etc, above a specified limit
- apophlegmatic — having the ability to remove phlegm
- apothegmatise — to speak in apothegms
- aqueous humor — a watery fluid in the space between the cornea and the lens of the eye
- archaeometric — relating to archaeometry
- archaic smile — a conventional representation of the mouth characterized by slightly upturned corners of the lips, found especially on Greek sculpture produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
- arithmetician — a person skilled in arithmetic
- aschelminthes — a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
- assembly hall — a very large room used to hold public meetings, to stage shows, etc
- astonishments — Plural form of astonishment.
- at attachment — Advanced Technology Attachment
- athematically — in an athematic manner
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- atomic theory — any theory in which matter is regarded as consisting of atoms, esp that proposed by John Dalton postulating that elements are composed of atoms that can combine in definite proportions to form compounds
- atomic weight — the weight of one atom of an element expressed in atomic mass units: it is the average weight of all the isotopes of the element
- automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
- autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
- azurmalachite — a blue-green ornamental stone consisting of a mixture of azurite and malachite.
- baal merodach — Marduk.
- baal shem tov — original name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700–60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism
- baal-shem-tov — (Israel ben Eliezer"Besht") c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
- bantamweights — Plural form of bantamweight.
- bartholomew i — (Dimitrios Archontonis) born 1940, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church since 1991.
- bathylimnetic — (of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
- bear the palm — to be the winner; take the prize
- beat the drum — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- benefit match — a sports match organized to raise money for charity, or for a particular player
- benjamin-bush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
- betamethasone — a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
- biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
- biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
- blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
- blasphemously — uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
- blepharospasm — spasm of the muscle of the eyelids, causing the eyes to shut tightly, either as a response to painful stimuli or occurring as a form of dystonia
- bohr magneton — a unit that is used to indicate the magnetic moment of the electron structure in an atom, equal to 9.27 × 10 −21 erg/gauss.
- brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
- burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
- camphoraceous — similar to camphor
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- carpetmuncher — Alternative form of carpet muncher.
- cash customer — a purchaser who pays cash rather than by check, credit card, or charge account.