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14-letter words containing h, a, l, o, m, r

  • stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
  • the real mccoy — the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real): Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy.
  • the royal mail — the national postal service of the United Kingdom
  • thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
  • thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
  • thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
  • thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
  • thermotolerant — (of plants) able to tolerate, but not thriving in, high temperatures
  • thomas rafflesSir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
  • thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
  • thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
  • tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
  • welfare mother — the mother of dependent children who receives government welfare benefits.
  • world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
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