12-letter words containing h, o, m, l, s
- melancholics — Plural form of melancholic.
- melancholies — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- melanophores — Plural form of melanophore.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- mesothelioma — a malignant tumor of the covering of the lung or the lining of the pleural and abdominal cavities, often associated with exposure to asbestos.
- metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monk's cloth — a heavy cotton fabric in a basket weave, used for curtains, bedspreads, etc.
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- monophyllous — consisting of one leaf, as a calyx.
- moorish idol — a black, white, and yellow fish, Zanclus cornutus (or canescens), inhabiting the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans, having a long snout and an elongated dorsal fin.
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- morphologies — Plural form of morphology.
- morphologist — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- motherliness — The property of being motherly.
- mushroomlike — Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom.
- mythologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mythologize.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- old-womanish — Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.
- ombrophilous — (of plants) tolerant of wet conditions
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- omphaloscopy — Introversion.
- ophthalmitis — ophthalmia.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- philomelides — a king of Lesbos who wrestled and killed every opponent until he himself was defeated by Odysseus.
- philosophism — spurious or deceitful philosophy.
- phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
- photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- phragmoplast — the cytoplasmic structure that forms at the equator of the spindle after the chromosomes have divided during the anaphase of plant mitosis, and that initiates cell division.
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- pleomorphism — existence of an organism in two or more distinct forms during the life cycle; polymorphism.
- pleomorphous — characterized by pleomorphism
- polymorphism — the state or condition of being polymorphous.
- polymorphous — having, assuming, or passing through many or various forms, stages, or the like.
- pommel horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, similar to a vaulting horse but having two graspable pommels on top, used by men for hand-supported balancing, rotating, and swinging maneuvers.
- pompholygous — characterized by pompholyx
- posthumously — arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.
- psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
- schistosomal — relating to or characteristic of a schistosome or member of the genus Schistosoma
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- short column — a column whose relative dimensions ensure that when it is overloaded it fails by crushing, rather than buckling
- 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.