12-letter words containing h, e, i, m, s
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- chastizement — Alternative form of chastisement.
- chemiosmosis — the mechanism by which the synthesis and utilization of the biochemical energy source ATP is regulated: the energy generated by oxidative phosphorylation generates a proton gradient across the membrane of the mitochondrion that drives the enzymic resynthesis of ATP
- chemiosmotic — relating to the process of chemiosmosis
- chemokinesis — the random movement of cells, such as leucocytes, stimulated by substances in their environment
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- chimneysweep — Alternative form of chimney sweep.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- chromiferous — Containing, or yielding chromium.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- cosmochemist — a student of cosmochemistry
- damselfishes — Plural form of damselfish.
- de-emphasize — to remove emphasis from
- deemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of deemphasize.
- deemphasizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deemphasize.
- dehumanising — Present participle of dehumanise.
- dehumidifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- demolishment — to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
- dichotomised — Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomise.
- diminishable — That may be diminished.
- diminishment — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- disembellish — (transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
- disharmonize — (intransitive) To cause disorder.
- dishevelment — to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
- duty chemist — a dispensing chemist's that is open to the public for a specific period when other chemists are closed
- dyotheletism — the teaching that Christ had both a divine will and a human will
- dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- earth summit — a summit conference of 100 or more earth leaders debating global environmental and development issues, specifically the summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, but the term is also applied e.g. to a projected similar event in 2012
- embellishing — Present participle of embellish.
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- enshrinement — (uncountable) The state of being enshrined.
- epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- etheostomine — relating to small freshwater fish in the genus Etheostoma
- ethosuximide — A particular anticonvulsant drug.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- fire marshal — an official heading a bureau for the prevention or investigation of fires.
- fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- flemish bond — a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.