12-letter words containing h, e, g, m
- gametophytes — Plural form of gametophyte.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
- german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- germanophobe — a person who hates or fears Germany, Germans, or German culture.
- get the hump — If someone gets the hump, they get very annoyed about something.
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
- gnathostomes — Plural form of gnathostome.
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- good-humored — having or showing a pleasant, amiable mood: a good-humored man; a good-humored remark.
- graham wafer — a cracker intended to aid digestion.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- grudge match — You can call a contest between two people or groups a grudge match when they dislike each other.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- haemorrhages — Plural form of haemorrhage.
- haemorrhagic — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of hemorrhagic.
- halogen lamp — a gas-filled, high-intensity incandescent lamp having a tungsten filament and containing a small amount of a halogen, such as iodine, that vaporizes on heating and redeposits any evaporated tungsten particles back onto the filament: used especially in motion-picture projectors and automobile headlights.
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- head massage — massage of the head
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- hemangiomata — See under angioma.
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemorheology — The science of the rheological (especially flow) properties of the blood.
- hemorrhaging — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- hemstitching — Present participle of hemstitch.
- hepatomegaly — an abnormal enlargement of the liver, usually associated with liver disease or heart failure.
- hergesheimer — Joseph, 1880–1954, U.S. novelist.
- heterogamete — either of a pair of conjugating gametes differing in form, size, structure, or sex.
- heterogamety — the condition or state of being heterogametic
- heterogamous — Genetics. having unlike gametes, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to isogamous).
- hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.
- high polymer — a polymer composed of a large number of monomers.
- high wycombe — a town in S central England, in S Buckinghamshire: furniture industry. Pop: 77 178 (2001)
- holmes light — a canister, attached to a life buoy or float, containing calcium carbonate and calcium phosphide, which ignite spontaneously on contact with the water, emitting conspicuous fire and smoke.
- home banking — a system whereby a person at home or in an office can use a computer with a modem to call up information from a bank or to transfer funds electronically
- home cooking — home-made food
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country