12-letter words containing h, o, m, i
- hylomorphism — the theory that every physical object is composed of two principles, an unchanging prime matter and a form deprived of actuality with every substantial change of the object.
- hyperchromic — (physics, chemistry) Describing an increase in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypervolemia — (medicine) An abnormal increase in the volume of blood circulating through the body.
- hypocalcemia — an abnormally small amount of calcium in the blood.
- hypocalcemic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hypocalcemia.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypoglycemic — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- hypokalaemia — Alternative form of hypokalemia.
- hypokeimenon — Alternative spelling of hupokeimenon.
- hypomotility — abnormally slow motility, as of the stomach or intestine (opposed to hypermotility).
- hypomyotonia — abnormally diminished muscular tone.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypovolaemia — Alternative form of hypovolemia.
- hypsochromic — (physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- iambographer — a person who writes iambs
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- iconomachist — a person who campaigns against the use of icons in religious worship
- iconophilism — a taste for pictures and symbols
- idiorhythmic — (of an institution) allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- idiothermous — warm-blooded
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- impoverisher — Someone who impoverishes.
- impoverishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impoverish.
- in mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- in the money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- inhalatorium — a room or building in which vapours are breathed in
- inharmonical — Alternative form of inharmonic.
- inharmonious — not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
- inkhorn term — an obscure, affectedly or ostentatiously erudite borrowing from another language, especially Latin or Greek.
- islamophobia — Alternative capitalization of Islamophobia.
- isochromatic — Optics. having the same color or tint.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- john gilmore — (person) A noted Unix hacker who cofounded Usenet's anarchic alt.* newsgroup hierarchy with Brian Reid. He also worked on GDB. E-mail: John Gilmore <[email protected]>.
- kashmir goat — one of a long-haired breed of goat raised in Tibet and the higher elevations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Turkey for its meat, milk, and cashmere wool.
- katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
- kingdom hall — a meeting place of Jehovah's Witnesses for religious services.
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- leisure home — a house for use on weekends, vacations, or the like.
- light bomber — a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg).