12-letter words containing h, y, m, n
- home country — the country a person comes from
- hominy grits — grits (def 1).
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- homodynamous — (biology) Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy.
- homonymously — in a homonymous manner
- honeycombing — Present participle of honeycomb.
- honeymooners — Plural form of honeymooner.
- honeymooning — (of a married couple) On a honeymoon.
- honor system — a system whereby the students at a school, the inmates in a prison, etc., are put on their honor to observe certain rules in order to minimize administrative supervision or to promote honesty.
- human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
- hydrodynamic — pertaining to forces in or motions of liquids.
- hydroforming — the production of high-octane aromatic compounds for motor fuels by catalytic reforming of naphthas in the presence of hydrogen.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hymenopteran — hymenopterous.
- hymenopteron — hymenopteran.
- hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
- hyperendemic — manifesting a high and persistent occurrence
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- hypokeimenon — Alternative spelling of hupokeimenon.
- hypomyotonia — abnormally diminished muscular tone.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- in the money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- john mauchly — (person) /jon W mok'*-lee/ (rhymes with "broccoli") Dr. John W. Mauchly, one of the developers of ENIAC.
- kenny method — a method of treating poliomyelitis, in which hot, moist packs are applied to affected muscles to relieve spasms and pain, and a regimen of exercises is prescribed to prevent deformities and to strengthen the muscles.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- linked rhyme — a rhyme in which the end of one line together with the first sound of the next line forms a rhyme with the end of another line.
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- manuka honey — honey from the nectar of the manuka tree, often used for medicinal purposes; known as active manuka honey if it has a UMF rating of over 10.
- mechanically — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- monkey house — a cage or enclosure in a zoo where monkeys are kept
- monkeyshines — Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
- monkeywrench — Alternative form of monkey wrench.
- monochromacy — The quality of having only one independent channel for conveying color information in the eye, i.e. total color blindness.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monohydrogen — relating to a molecule in which there is a single hydrogen ion for each combining ion
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monophyllous — consisting of one leaf, as a calyx.
- monophyodont — an animal that has only one set of teeth
- monophysites — Plural form of monophysite.
- monophysitic — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- morphonology — morphophonemics (def 1).