12-letter words containing h, a, i, r, s
- metaphrasing — Present participle of metaphrase.
- metaphrastic — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
- metatherians — Plural form of metatherian.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- misapprehend — to misunderstand.
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- mithridatism — the production of immunity against the action of a poison by taking the poison in gradually increased doses.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- morris chair — a large armchair having an adjustable back and loose, removable cushions.
- nail varnish — nail polish.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- neurasthenia — Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
- neurasthenic — pertaining to or suffering from neurasthenia.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- nilo-saharan — a family of African languages, including the Central and Eastern Sudanic groups as well as Kanuri, Songhai, and other languages, spoken from the Sahara southward to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- north island — the northernmost principal island of New Zealand. 44,281 sq. mi. (114,690 sq. km).
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- ochlocracies — Plural form of ochlocracy.
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- opisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.
- oral history — information of historical or sociological importance obtained usually by tape-recorded interviews with persons whose experiences and memories are representative or whose lives have been of special significance.
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- orthoclastic — (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- overemphasis — excessive or undue emphasis.
- panarthritis — arthritis in the entire joint
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- paraesthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- paraesthetic — paresthesia.
- paragnathism — the condition or fact of having upper and lower jaws of equal length
- paramorphism — the process by which a paramorph is formed.
- paraphimosis — inability to retract the penis into the prepuce as a result of narrowing of the prepuce
- paraphrasing — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- paraphrastic — having the nature of a paraphrase.
- parapophysis — the process of a vertebra
- parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- parenthesize — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.