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14-letter words containing h, o, r, m, g

  • pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
  • primary growth — growth in vascular plants, especially an increase in length, that results from cell division and differentiation of an apical meristem.
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • rocking rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of metrical feet each of which consists of one accented syllable between two unaccented ones.
  • rowing machine — an exercise machine having a mechanism with two oarlike handles, foot braces, and a sliding seat, allowing the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
  • shaving mirror — small adjustable mirror
  • smoker's cough — a chronic cough caused by smoking.
  • smooth-running — operating in a flowing and effective manner, without difficulties or obstructions
  • staghorn sumac — a sumac, Rhus typhina, of eastern North America, having leaves that turn scarlet, orange, and purple in the autumn.
  • thaumatography — a treatise or description of the wonders of the natural world
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
  • thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
  • thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • thomas youngerThomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
  • whoremongering — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.
  • women's rights — the rights, claimed by and for women, of equal privileges and opportunities with men
  • zygomatic arch — the bony arch at the outer border of the eye socket, formed by the union of the cheekbone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
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