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12-letter words containing h, o, m, i, t

  • haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
  • haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
  • hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
  • hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
  • harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
  • hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
  • heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
  • hemangiomata — See under angioma.
  • hemarthrosis — (pathology) bleeding in the joints.
  • hematochezia — the passage of bloody stools.
  • hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
  • hematophobia — Fear of bleeding or the sight of blood.
  • hemichordate — belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms.
  • hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
  • hemimorphite — a hydrous zinc silicate mineral, Zn 4 (OH) 2 Si 2 O 7 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in clear, colorless orthorhombic crystals; calamine: an ore of zinc.
  • hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
  • hemiscotosis — hemianopsia.
  • hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
  • hemotoxicity — Toxicity that affects the blood (especially that affects red blood cells).
  • heterosexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
  • hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
  • hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.
  • hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
  • hippopotamic — like, of, or relating to a hippopotamus
  • hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
  • histiocytoma — A tumour consisting of histiocytes.
  • histochemist — someone who specializes in histochemistry
  • holmes light — a canister, attached to a life buoy or float, containing calcium carbonate and calcium phosphide, which ignite spontaneously on contact with the water, emitting conspicuous fire and smoke.
  • home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
  • home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
  • homeopathist — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
  • homeothermic — (biology, of an, animal) Capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.
  • homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
  • hominization — the evolution of the human traits that set the genus Homo apart from its primate ancestors.
  • hominy grits — grits (def 1).
  • homo-zygotic — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
  • homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
  • homoeopathic — Alternative spelling of homeopathic.
  • homoeostasis — Alternative spelling of homeostasis.
  • homoiotherms — Plural form of homoiotherm.
  • homoiothermy — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
  • homolecithal — having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova having relatively little yolk.
  • homologation — to approve; confirm or ratify.
  • homoromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
  • homozygosity — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
  • horometrical — Relating to horometry.
  • house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
  • humanisation — Alternative form of humanization.
  • humanization — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
  • humification — the formation of humus.
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