12-letter words containing h, i, p, m
- epithalamium — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- exophthalmia — (medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- extremophile — A microorganism, especially an archaean, that lives in conditions of extreme temperature, acidity, alkalinity, or chemical concentration.
- fairy shrimp — any member of the crustacean order Anostraca, characterized by an elongate trunk with more than 20 segments and the absence of a carapace, typically found swimming ventral side up in fresh water.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- ghost shrimp — a shrimplike crustacean of the genus Callianassa, of the Pacific coast of North America, having a pinkish, transparent body.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- gymnosophist — one of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.
- haemophiliac — A person with haemophilia.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- hammer price — the price offered as the winning bid in a public auction
- happy medium — a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- hemapheresis — apheresis.
- hematophobia — Fear of bleeding or the sight of blood.
- hemimorphism — The condition of being hemimorphic.
- hemimorphite — a hydrous zinc silicate mineral, Zn 4 (OH) 2 Si 2 O 7 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in clear, colorless orthorhombic crystals; calamine: an ore of zinc.
- hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hemispheroid — half of a spheroid.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hemophilioid — (of a disease) resembling hemophilia, but having a different genetic or acquired cause.
- hemopoiesis' — hematopoiesis.
- hephthemimer — a verse with a group of seven metrical half feet
- high polymer — a polymer composed of a large number of monomers.
- hippodroming — (baseball) present participle of hippodrome; Staging games to suit gamblers, especially baseball.
- hippopotamic — like, of, or relating to a hippopotamus
- hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- holiday camp — In Britain, a holiday camp is a place which provides holiday accommodation and entertainment for large numbers of people.
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- homeomorphic — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- homeopathist — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
- homo sapiens — (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools.
- homoeopathic — Alternative spelling of homeopathic.
- homomorphism — Biology. correspondence in form or external appearance but not in type of structure or origin.
- hope diamond — a sapphire-blue Indian diamond, the largest blue diamond in the world, weighing 44.5 carats and supposedly cut from a bigger diamond that was once part of the French crown jewels: now in the Smithsonian Institution.
- horsemanship — the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman.
- huntsmanship — The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter.