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12-letter words containing h, e, m, r, a

  • stenothermal — (of animals or plants) able to exist only within a narrow range of temperature
  • storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
  • stretch mark — a silvery streak occurring typically on the abdomen or thighs and caused by stretching of the skin over a short period of time, as during pregnancy or rapid weight gain.
  • stretchmarks — marks that remain visible on the abdomen after its distension, esp in pregnancy
  • superhumeral — an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders
  • syngman rhee — Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
  • 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.
  • tetrachotomy — the segmentation of something into four parts
  • tetradrachma — a silver coin of ancient Greece, equal to four drachmas.
  • 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 demerara — a river in Guyana, rising in the central forest area and flowing north to the Atlantic at Georgetown. Length: 346 km (215 miles)
  • the herdsman — the constellation Boötes
  • the military — the armed services (esp the army)
  • the red army — the Soviet army
  • the-american — a novel (1877) by Henry James.
  • theatromania — an abnormal fondness or mania for the theatre
  • 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.
  • thermography — a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
  • 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).
  • thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
  • thermostated — 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.
  • 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.
  • theta rhythm — a pattern of brain waves having a regular frequency of 4 to 7 cycles per second as recorded by an electroencephalograph, observed during various states of light sleep or arousal.
  • 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.
  • thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
  • thrash metal — a type of very fast, very loud rock music that combines elements of heavy metal and punk rock
  • three-master — a sailing ship with three masts.
  • time charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified period
  • time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
  • time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
  • toe the mark — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
  • transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
  • trimmer arch — an arch, usually of brick and in the form of half of a segmental arch, between a chimney and a header in a floor structure to support a hearth.
  • trocheameter — a device that records the distance that a motor vehicle has travelled
  • unharmonized — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
  • unmarshalled — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
  • villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
  • warehouseman — a person who stores goods for others for pay.
  • warehousemen — Irregular plural form of warehouseman.
  • warm-hearted — having or showing sympathy, affection, kindness, cordiality, etc.: a warm-hearted welcome.
  • water hammer — the concussion and accompanying noise that result when a volume of water moving in a pipe suddenly stops or loses momentum.
  • watermanship — the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
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