12-letter words containing h, e, g, m
- metathinking — Thought about the process of thinking.
- meteorograph — an instrument for automatically recording various meteorological conditions, as barometric pressure and temperature, at the same time.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- methysergide — an ergot alkaloid derivative, C 2 1 H 2 7 N 3 O 2 , used in the prophylaxis and treatment of migraine and cluster headaches.
- metrorrhagia — nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.
- michelangelo — (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
- middle eight — the third contrasting eight-bar section of a 32-bar pop song
- middleweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a welterweight and a light heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 160 pounds (72.5 kg).
- milking shed — a building in which a herd of cows is milked
- mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
- mischallenge — an improper challenge
- mishappening — Present participle of mishappen.
- moeso-gothic — of the Moeso-Goths, their extinct East Germanic language, or their culture
- moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- monohydrogen — relating to a molecule in which there is a single hydrogen ion for each combining ion
- morphologies — Plural form of morphology.
- mother goose — the fictitious author of a collection of nursery rhymes first published in London (about 1760) under the title of Mother Goose's Melody.
- mother image — a person substituted in one's mind for one's mother and often the object of emotions felt toward the mother
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
- myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.
- mythogenesis — the creation and development of myths
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- mythologized — Simple past tense and past participle of mythologize.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- mythologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mythologize.
- night monkey — douroucouli.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
- orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- photomontage — a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a single photograph.
- phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
- phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- rhyming game — a game played using rhyme
- right-minded — having correct, honest, or good opinions or principles.
- ring machine — a Linotype used primarily for making corrections.
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- single rhyme — a rhyme of monosyllables, as in heart, part.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- sledgehammer — a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands.
- small change — coins of small denomination.
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- smyth sewing — a method of sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.
- sorghum beer — beer made from sorghum or millet