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11-letter words containing h, a, m, i, l, t

  • humiliative — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
  • hylopathism — the theory that understands matter as conscious or receptive to feeling
  • hypothalami — Plural form of hypothalamus.
  • isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
  • lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
  • light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
  • light-armed — carrying light weapons: light-armed troops.
  • logarithmic — pertaining to a logarithm or logarithms.
  • logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
  • lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
  • machicolate — to provide with machicolations.
  • mailcatcher — a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track.
  • malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
  • matriarchal — the female head of a family or tribal line.
  • mehemet ali — 1769–1849, viceroy of Egypt 1805–48.
  • merthiolate — thimerosal
  • mesothelial — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesothelium.
  • metaethical — (ethics) Of or pertaining to metaethics.
  • metalithium — A heavy isotope of the simplest alkali metal, (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and containing 8 neutrons. Metalithium is an artificial isotope produced by bombarding Lithium 7 with neutrons. It is radioactive, with a half-life of 0.84 seconds.
  • metalsmiths — Plural form of metalsmith.
  • methacrylic — denoting a type of acid
  • metharbital — A barbiturate anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy.
  • methimazole — a white crystalline substance, C 4 H 6 N 2 S, that inhibits thyroxin synthesis, used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
  • methylamine — any of three derivatives of ammonia in which one or all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by methyl groups, especially a gas, CH 5 N, with an ammonialike odor, the simplest alkyl derivative of ammonia and, like the latter, forming a series of salts.
  • methylating — Present participle of methylate.
  • methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
  • middle path — the conduct of life by a religious person in such a way as to avoid the extremes of luxury and asceticism.
  • misch metal — a pyrophoric alloy, containing approximately 50 percent cerium and 45 percent lanthanum, made from a mixture of various rare-earth chlorides by electrolysis.
  • mothballing — Present participle of mothball.
  • moustachial — (of a stripe on a beak or snout of an animal) resembling a moustache
  • multiauthor — having numerous or many authors
  • multiheaded — having more than one head
  • multiphasic — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
  • myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
  • ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
  • pamphletize — to write a pamphlet.
  • phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
  • philomathic — relating to or enjoying the process of learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
  • prothalamia — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
  • prothallium — Botany. the gametophyte of ferns and related plants.
  • schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
  • small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
  • thalassemia — a hereditary form of anemia, occurring chiefly in people of Mediterranean origin, marked by the abnormal synthesis of hemoglobin and a consequent shortened life span of red blood cells.
  • thalidomide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 , formerly used as a sedative: if taken during pregnancy, it may cause severe abnormalities in the limbs of the fetus.
  • thermically — in a thermic manner
  • thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
  • tilt hammer — a drop hammer used in forging, consisting of a heavy head at one end of a pivoted lever.
  • truth claim — a hypothesis not yet verified by experience.
  • white metal — any of various light-colored alloys, as Babbitt metal or Britannia metal.
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