12-letter words containing h, o, m, y, e, l
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- model theory — the branch of logic that deals with the properties of models; the semantic study of formal systems
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- mythologized — Simple past tense and past participle of mythologize.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- mythologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mythologize.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- photopolymer — a polymer or plastic that undergoes a change in physical or chemical properties when exposed to light.
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- stately home — a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.
- stepmotherly — related to or having the characteristics of a stepmother
- t lymphocyte — any of several closely related lymphocytes, developed in the thymus, that circulate in the blood and lymph and orchestrate the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells, either by lymphokine secretions or by direct contact: helper T cells recognize foreign antigen on the surfaces of other cells, then they stimulate B cells to produce antibody and signal killer T cells to destroy the antigen-displaying cells; subsequently suppressor T cells return the immune system to normal by inactivating the B cells and killer T cells.
- t-lymphocyte — T cell.
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- unhandsomely — unattractively
- yellowhammer — a common European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow.