13-letter words containing h, o, i, s, t, m
- hematopoiesis — the formation of blood.
- hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hepatectomies — Plural form of hepatectomy.
- hetero-sexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heterostylism — the condition of being heterostyled
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- histogramming — (mathematics) The construction of histograms.
- histrionicism — histrionic behaviour or acts
- home counties — The Home Counties are the counties which surround London.
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homoeroticism — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- homogeneities — Plural form of homogeneity.
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- housemistress — A female teacher in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- hysterotomies — Plural form of hysterotomy.
- hystricomorph — any rodent of the suborder Hystricomorpha, which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas
- immunochemist — A chemist whose speciality is immunochemistry.
- isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
- isodrosotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having an equal dew point.
- isothermobath — a line drawn on a diagram of a vertical section of the ocean connecting all points having equal temperature.
- kathenotheism — Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- lightsomeness — (archaic) The quality of being lightsome.
- lithesomeness — the quality of being flexible and supple
- lymphatolysis — destruction of lymphatic vessels or of lymphoid tissue.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- lymphocytosis — an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lymphomatosis — lymphoma spread throughout the body.
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
- mechanisation — Alternative spelling of mechanization.
- meeting house — a house or building for religious worship.
- meeting-house — a house or building for religious worship.
- meetinghouses — Plural form of meetinghouse.
- mesotheliomas — Plural form of mesothelioma.
- metachromasia — A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- methodologies — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methodologist — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- microhabitats — Plural form of microhabitat.
- microswitches — Plural form of microswitch.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- misanthropist — a hater of humankind.
- miss the boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- mnemotechnics — the process or technique of improving or developing the memory.