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14-letter words containing h, u, m, i

  • pseudomorphism — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
  • quasi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
  • radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
  • relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
  • ruhmkorff coil — induction coil.
  • saddam hussein — Also, Hosein, Husain. (al-Husayn) a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
  • sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
  • school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
  • schumann-heink — Ernestine, 1861–1936, U.S. contralto, born in Bohemia.
  • shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
  • showbiz column — a column about the entertainment industry
  • smooth-running — operating in a flowing and effective manner, without difficulties or obstructions
  • something's up — something is amiss
  • south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • sphaeristerium — an ancient Roman handball court.
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
  • sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
  • sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
  • sulphonium ion — a positive ion produced by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether
  • summer kitchen — an extra kitchen, usually detached from a house, for use in warm weather.
  • surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
  • thaumaturgical — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
  • the game is up — If you say the game is up, you mean that someone's secret plans or activities have been revealed and therefore must stop because they cannot succeed.
  • the humanities — the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts
  • the millennium — the period of a thousand years of Christ's awaited reign upon earth
  • the mujaheddin — (in Afghanistan and Iran) fundamentalist Muslim guerrillas; in Afghanistan in 1992 the mujaheddin overthrew the government but were unable to agree on a constitution due to factional conflict and in 1996 Taliban forces seized power
  • the rheumatics — rheumatic pains
  • the surinamese — the people of Surinam collectively
  • thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
  • thermojunction — a point of electrical contact between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears, the magnitude of which depends on the temperature of the contact and the nature of the metals
  • thesaurismosis — storage disease.
  • thomas aquinas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • thorium series — the radioactive series that starts with thorium and ends with a stable isotope of lead of mass number 208.
  • titanium white — a pigment used in painting, consisting chiefly of titanium dioxide and noted for its brilliant white color, covering power, and permanence.
  • to the maximum — If you say that someone does something to the maximum, you are emphasizing that they do it to the greatest degree possible.
  • triumphal arch — a monumental archway, often erected in permanent materials as a commemorative structure, straddling the line of march of a victorious army during a triumphal procession.
  • tumbler switch — electrical control
  • turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
  • turing machine — a hypothetical device with a set of logical rules of computation: the concept is used in mathematical studies of the computability of numbers and in the mathematical theories of automata and computers.
  • turkish empire — Ottoman Empire
  • ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
  • unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
  • underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
  • undiminishable — unable to be diminished
  • unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
  • unhumanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
  • unmathematical — not characterized by or using the precision of mathematics; inexact; imprecise
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