12-letter words containing h, o, r, m, n
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- methanometer — an instrument that measures the concentration of methane in the air of mines
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- microphonics — (electronics) The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.
- microphoning — Present participle of microphone.
- microphonism — a usually undesirable property of some electronic circuits or components in which mechanical vibrations of a component affect the signal being transmitted through the circuit.
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- mitochondria — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- mohenjo-daro — an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were built here.
- moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- monkeywrench — Alternative form of monkey wrench.
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- monochromacy — The quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in the eye, i.e. total color blindness.
- monochromats — Plural form of monochromat.
- monochromist — An artist working in the monochromatic style.
- monographing — Present participle of monograph.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monohydrogen — relating to a molecule in which there is a single hydrogen ion for each combining ion
- monomorphism — a one-to-one homomorphism.
- monorchidism — a prenatal or postnatal condition in which one testis is absent or has not descended into the scrotum.
- monostrophic — consisting of stanzas or strophes all having the same metrical structure.
- monotrichate — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- monotrichous — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- mooch around — If you mooch around or mooch about a place, you move around there slowly with no particular purpose.
- morphonology — morphophonemics (def 1).
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- mother-seton — Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) ("Mother Seton") 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).
- motherliness — The property of being motherly.
- mothproofing — Present participle of mothproof.
- motor launch — a small naval vessel that chases submarines, etc
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- nephelometer — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrostomes — Plural form of nephrostome.
- nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neurohormone — any of various substances, as antidiuretic hormone, formed in the nervous system and delivered to an effector organ through blood circulation.
- neurohumoral — of or pertaining to a neurohumour
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- nitromethane — a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, CH 3 NO 2 , used chiefly as a solvent, rocket fuel, and gasoline additive and in organic synthesis.
- no harm done — If you say that there is no harm done, you are telling someone not to worry about something that has happened because it has not caused any serious injury or damage.
- no match for — If one person or thing is no match for another, they are unable to compete successfully with the other person or thing.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- normothermia — (medicine) The condition of having a normal body temperature.
- normothermic — (medicine) Having a normal body temperature.
- northern min — Foochow (def 2).
- northernmost — farthest north.