8-letter words containing h, b, o, m
- mmabatho — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa, consisting of several landlocked areas, along the NE part: granted independence in 1977 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,988 sq. mi. (44,000 sq. km). Capital: Mmabatho.
- monobath — a developer and fixer combined in the same solution.
- morbihan — a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- mothball — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- mouthbow — Musical bow.
- northumb — Northumberland
- obeahism — the custom of or faith in the form of witchcraft known as obeah
- rehoboam — the successor of Solomon and the first king of Judah, reigned 922?–915? b.c. I Kings 11:43.
- rhomboid — an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.
- semihobo — a person looking almost like a hobo
- the bomb — a hydrogen or atomic bomb considered as the ultimate destructive weapon
- the tomb — death
- thrombin — an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
- thrombo- — indicating a blood clot
- thrombus — a fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart.
- thumbpot — a tiny flowerpot
- tombaugh — Clyde William, 1906–97, U.S. astronomer: discovered Pluto 1930.
- umeboshi — a salty and tart Japanese condiment made from unripened plums pickled in a brine.