12-letter words containing h, o, c, e, i, m
- photothermic — pertaining to the thermal effects of light.
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- ponzi scheme — a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.
- postischemic — occurring after or due to ischaemia
- prochein ami — next friend.
- propheticism — the actions or characteristics of a prophet
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- schizomycete — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- siderochrome — any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- stretch limo — A stretch limo is a very long and luxurious car in which a rich, famous, or important person is driven somewhere.
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
- technomaniac — a person with an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- the mesozoic — the Mesozoic era
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- themistocles — 527?–460? b.c, Athenian statesman.
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- 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.
- thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
- 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.
- thymectomize — to surgically remove the thymus; to perform a thymectomy
- trichotomize — to divide into three parts or categories
- trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
- zoochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the constituents of the animal body; animal chemistry.
- zymotechnics — the art of managing the fermentation process