10-letter words containing h, o, m, a, l
- love match — a marriage entered into for love alone.
- low fulham — a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham) or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham)
- lyam-hound — a bloodhound.
- lymphodema — (pathology) A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
- lymphogram — A diagnostic image produced by lymphography.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- mail coach — a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- mast cloth — a partial lining sewed to the back of a square sail to prevent chafing from contact with the mast.
- matchlocks — Plural form of matchlock.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- mesothelia — Plural form of mesothelium.
- methanolic — Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
- methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methylator — A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits).
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- midlothian — Formerly Edinburgh. a historic county in SE Scotland.
- mihailovic — Draža [Serbo-Croatian. drah-zhah] /Serbo-Croatian. ˈdrɑ ʒɑ/ (Show IPA), Mikhailovitch, Draja.
- mohs scale — a scale of hardness used in mineralogy. Its degrees, in increasing hardness, are: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; feldspar 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; sapphire 9; diamond 10. Abbreviation: MSH.
- molestache — (slang, rare) A type of mustache supposedly associated with child molesters.
- monarchial — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch: monarchal pomp.
- monorhinal — having one nasal orifice
- monothecal — having a sole compartment or cell
- mothballed — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- motherland — one's native land.
- motherload — A very large amount of something valuable.
- myelopathy — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- mysophilia — a pathological attraction to dirt or filth.
- mythoclast — a destroyer or debunker of myths.
- namma hole — gnamma hole.
- nonharmful — Not harmful.
- nonthermal — Not thermal; not produced by heat.
- on the lam — a hasty escape; flight.
- ophthalmia — inflammation of the eye, especially of its membranes or external structures.
- ophthalmic — of or relating to the eye; ocular.
- ophthalmo- — indicating the eye or the eyeball
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- pharmacol. — pharmacology
- phenomenal — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- pheromonal — relating to or constituting a pheromone
- phialiform — having a form like that of a saucer
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- phlebogram — venogram.
- phloem ray — a vascular ray extending into or located entirely within the secondary phloem.
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phokomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phone mail — voice mail
- photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
- phytoplasm — protoplasm of a plant or plants.
- polyhymnia — the Muse of sacred music and dance.