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17-letter words containing h, m, a

  • (in the) meantime — In the meantime or meantime means in the period of time between two events.
  • a christmas carol — a story (1843) by Dickens.
  • a shot in the arm — something that bolsters up, reinvigorates, encourages, etc., esp. in a difficult situation
  • abhidhamma pitaka — a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts (Pitaka) sermons () the rules of the Buddhist order () and several treatises on philosophy and psychology ()
  • absolute humidity — the humidity of the atmosphere, usually expressed as the number of grams of water contained in 1 cubic metre of air
  • absolute monarchy — a monarchy without constitutional limits
  • absolute pathname — (file system)   A pathname relative to the root directory.
  • achromatic colour — colour, such as white, black, and grey, that is devoid of hue
  • acme screw thread — a type of screw thread having inclined flat flanks and a flat top and bottom: used in machine tools
  • administratorship — a person who manages or has a talent for managing.
  • aerothermodynamic — Of or pertaining to aerothermodynamics.
  • ahead of the game — in the position of winning, esp. in gambling
  • air chief marshal — a senior officer of the Royal Air Force and certain other air forces, of equivalent rank to admiral in the Royal Navy
  • algorithmic model — (programming)   A method of estimating software cost using mathematical algorithms based on the parameters which are considered to be the major cost drivers. These estimate of effort or cost are based primarily on the size of the software or Delivered Source Instructions (DSI)s, and other productivity factors known as Cost Driver Attributes. See also Parametric Model.
  • all the trimmings — If you say that something comes with all the trimmings, you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special.
  • almanach de gotha — a publication giving statistical information on European royalty.
  • almost everywhere — everywhere in a given set except on a subset with measure zero. Abbreviation: a.e.
  • aluminum chloride — a yellow-white, crystalline, water-soluble solid that in its white hydrated form, AlCl 3 ⋅6H 2 O, is used chiefly as a wood preservative and in its yellow-white anhydrous form, AlCl 3 , chiefly as a catalyst.
  • american chestnut — any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata (American chestnut) which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa (European chestnut) C. mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and C. crenata (Japanese chestnut)
  • american flagfish — flagfish (def 1).
  • american foxhound — one of an American breed of medium-sized dogs having a smooth, glossy coat usually black, tan, and white in color, a square-cut muzzle, hanging ears, and a moderately high-set tail, used for hunting both in packs or individually, tailing the game by scent.
  • american highland — a region in Antarctica, W of Enderby Land and E of Wilkes Land: discovered 1939.
  • american hornbeam — any North American shrub or tree belonging to the genus Carpinus, of the birch family, yielding a hard, heavy wood, as C. caroliniana (American hornbeam)
  • american wirehair — a breed of medium-large cat with a coarse wiry coat
  • american-flagfish — flagfish (def 1).
  • aminoglutethimide — a hormone antagonist, C 13 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome and breast cancer.
  • ammonium chloride — a white soluble crystalline solid used chiefly as an electrolyte in dry batteries and as a mordant and soldering flux. Formula: NH4Cl
  • ammonium sulphate — a white soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in water purification. Formula: (NH4)2SO4
  • amphidromic point — a point of almost zero tidal fluctuation on the ocean surface, represented on a chart of cotidal lines by a point from which these lines radiate.
  • amphitheatrically — In a manner such as to appear to have some characteristics of an amphitheatre.
  • anchor escapement — an escapement in which wedge-shaped pallets engage with an escape wheel having pointed teeth, usually facing in the direction of revolution, so that the escape wheel recoils slightly at every release.
  • anglo-catholicism — the tradition or form of worship in the Anglican Church that emphasizes Catholicity, the apostolic succession, and the continuity of all churches within the communion with pre-Reformation Christianity as well as the importance of liturgy and ritual.
  • angra do heroismo — a port in the Azores, on Terceira Island. Pop: 35 581 (2001)
  • anomalistic month — the interval between two successive passages of the moon through perigee; 27.55455 days
  • answering machine — An answering machine is the same as an answerphone.
  • anthropomorphises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthropomorphise.
  • anthropomorphized — Simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphize.
  • anthropomorphosis — transformation into human form
  • anthroposemiotics — The study of human communication.
  • anti-humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
  • anti-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • antiestablishment — opposed to or working against the existing power structure or mores, as of society or government: Antiestablishment candidates promised to disband the army, Congress, and the cabinet if elected.
  • antihyperglycemic — (of a medication or treatment) Tending to reduce hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, characteristic of diabetes).
  • anytime algorithm — (algorithm)   An algorithm that returns a sequence of approximations to the correct answer such that each approximation is no worse than the previous one, i.e. the algorithm can be stopped at _any time_. x = (x + b / x) / 2 Each new x is closer to the square root than the previous one. Applications might include a real-time control system or a chess program that is allowed a fixed thinking time.
  • archimedes' screw — an ancient type of water-lifting device making use of a spiral passage in an inclined cylinder. The water is raised when the spiral is rotated
  • arithmetic-series — a sequence in which each term is obtained by the addition of a constant number to the preceding term, as 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and 6, 1, −4, −9, −14.
  • armchair shopping — buying goods using a computer, telephone, or television in the home or via the postal system
  • assessment method — a way of assessing something or someone
  • at someone's hand — from
  • at their own game — If you beat someone at their own game, you use the same methods that they have used, but more successfully, so that you gain an advantage over them.

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