16-letter words containing h, a, t, i
- lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
- lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
- lymphatic system — an extensive network of capillary vessels that transports the interstitial fluid of the body as lymph to the venous blood circulation
- lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
- machine operator — someone who operates mechanical equipment
- machinist's mate — a petty officer trained to operate, repair, etc. ships' engines
- magical thinking — a conviction that thinking is equivalent to doing, occurring in dreams, the thought patterns of children, and some types of mental disorders, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- main chance, the — one's own advantage or self-interest
- make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
- make the running — If someone is making the running in a situation, they are more active than the other people involved.
- mamihlapinatapai — A situation in which all participants want something to be done, but none want to do it.
- man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
- matrix mechanics — a formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics in which physical quantities are represented by matrices and matrix algebra is used to predict the outcome of physical measurements.
- matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
- mayfield heights — a city in N Ohio, near Cleveland.
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- memoria technica — a method or device for assisting the memory
- menometrorrhagia — (pathology) Excessive uterine bleeding occurring outside of the normal menstrual period.
- merchant service — A merchant service is a provider of credit card processing services.
- metamathematical — Pertaining to metamathematics, a branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature.
- metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- methacrylic acid — a colorless, liquid acid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced synthetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate, polymerizes to yield a clear plastic.
- methamphetamines — Methamphetamine.
- methodologically — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
- microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- microphotographs — Plural form of microphotograph.
- microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
- military attache — attaché (def 2).
- military honours — ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
- mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
- molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
- monochromaticity — of or having one color.
- monoethanolamine — Monoethanolamine is an amino acid used as a surfactant (= a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid and allows it to foam or penetrate solids).
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- mount washington — a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: the highest peak in the northeast US; noted for extreme weather conditions. Height: 1917 m (6288 ft)
- multi-way branch — switch statement
- nanotechnologies — Plural form of nanotechnology.