12-letter words containing h, e, m, i, t, r
- pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency
- pyromorphite — a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb 5 P 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- rich mixture — A rich mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing an excessive proportion of fuel.
- right-minded — having correct, honest, or good opinions or principles.
- shamateurism — a sports term referring to a state in which an athlete is classified as an amateur but acts like a professional, usually by raising money
- sixth former — student: 16-18
- smotheriness — the condition or state of smothering
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sprechstimme — sprechgesang.
- stretch limo — A stretch limo is a very long and luxurious car in which a rich, famous, or important person is driven somewhere.
- stretch mill — a mill for rolling and stretching seamless tubes, the rolls of each successive stand operating more quickly than those of the preceding.
- summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- thames river — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
- the military — the armed services (esp the army)
- the-american — a novel (1877) by Henry James.
- theatromania — an abnormal fondness or mania for the theatre
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
- thermometric — an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts, or rises and falls, with temperature changes, the temperature being read where the top of the column coincides with a calibrated scale marked on the tube or its frame.
- thermomotive — pertaining to motion produced by heat.
- thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
- thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
- thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thermotropic — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
- thimbleberry — any of several American raspberries bearing a thimble-shaped fruit, especially the black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.
- third market — a market established by the London Stock Exchange in 1987 to trade in shares in companies required to provide less detailed information than that required by the main market or the unlisted securities market
- third stream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- tiger mother — a strict mother, especially an East Asian, who demands academic excellence and obedience from her children.
- timber hitch — a knot used for tying a rope round a spar, log, etc, for haulage
- timber right — ownership of standing timber with no rights to the land.
- timber-hitch — to fasten by means of a timber hitch.
- time charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified period
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-honored — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).