12-letter words containing h, o, m, i, n, s
- mountain ash — variety of tree
- mythogenesis — the creation and development of myths
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- old-womanish — Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
- phosphamidon — a systemic and contact insecticide, C 1 0 H 1 9 ClNO 5 P, used against beetles, aphids, mites, and other crop pests.
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- pinchcommons — a person who is frugal with food
- 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.
- postmidnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- psychonomics — the study of the individual mind in relation to its environment
- saint thomas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
- satin-smooth — pleasantly soft and smooth, like satin
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- shaving foam — lather used for shaving
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- show jumping — sport: horseriding event
- sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
- 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.
- smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- smotheriness — the condition or state of smothering
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- spanish moss — an epiphytic plant, Tillandsia usneoides, of the southern U.S., having narrow, grayish leaves and growing in long festoons that drape the branches of trees.
- stakhanovism — a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
- thiosinamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, bitter-tasting powder, C 4 H 8 N 2 S, occurring in mustard oil: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- unadmonished — not admonished, counselled, or warned
- unharmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- 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.
- white salmon — the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.
- womanishness — The state or condition of being womanish.
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- zymotechnics — the art of managing the fermentation process