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12-letter words containing h, o, m, e, r, i

  • theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
  • thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
  • thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
  • thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
  • 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.
  • thermomotive — pertaining to motion produced by heat.
  • thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
  • thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
  • 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.
  • tiger mother — a strict mother, especially an East Asian, who demands academic excellence and obedience from her children.
  • time-honored — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
  • tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
  • trichotomize — to divide into three parts or categories
  • trimethoprim — a synthetic crystalline compound, C 11 H 18 N 4 O 3 , usually combined with a sulfonamide as an antibiotic preparation in the treatment of urinary tract infections and pneumocystis pneumonia.
  • trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
  • trondhjemite — a coarse-grained igneous rock composed of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and a small amount of biotite.
  • unharmonized — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
  • villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
  • von stroheim — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
  • what is more — moreover, in addition
  • wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
  • zoochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the constituents of the animal body; animal chemistry.
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