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16-letter words containing i, n, h

  • machine washable — suitable for washing in a washing machine
  • machine-readable — of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
  • machinist's mate — a petty officer trained to operate, repair, etc. ships' engines
  • magical thinking — a conviction that thinking is equivalent to doing, occurring in dreams, the thought patterns of children, and some types of mental disorders, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  • magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
  • magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
  • mahmud of ghazni — a.d. 971?–1030, Muslim Amir of Ghazni 997–1030.
  • main chance, the — one's own advantage or self-interest
  • make the running — If someone is making the running in a situation, they are more active than the other people involved.
  • maleic anhydride — a colorless crystalline, unsaturated compound, C 4 H 2 O 3 , that is soluble in acetone and hydrolyzes in water: used in the production of polyester resins, pesticides, and fumaric and tartaric acids.
  • malpighian layer — the deep, germinative layer of the epidermis.
  • mamihlapinatapai — A situation in which all participants want something to be done, but none want to do it.
  • man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
  • mandarin chinese — the official language of China since 1917; the form of Chinese spoken by about two thirds of the population and taught in schools throughout China
  • marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
  • marshall islands — a republic, consisting of a group of 34 coral islands in the W central Pacific: formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1947–87); status of free association with the US from 1986; consists of two parallel chains, Ralik and Ratak. Official languages: Marshallese and English. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: US dollar. Capital: Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, on Majuro atoll. Pop: 69 747 (2013 est). Area: (land) 181 sq km (70 sq miles); (lagoon) 11 655 sq km (4500 sq miles)
  • marshalling yard — a place or depot where railway wagons are shunted and made up into trains and where engines, carriages, etc, are kept when not in use
  • matrix mechanics — a formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics in which physical quantities are represented by matrices and matrix algebra is used to predict the outcome of physical measurements.
  • matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
  • mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
  • mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
  • mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
  • medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
  • memoria technica — a method or device for assisting the memory
  • menometrorrhagia — (pathology) Excessive uterine bleeding occurring outside of the normal menstrual period.
  • merchant service — A merchant service is a provider of credit card processing services.
  • metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
  • metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
  • methamphetamines — Methamphetamine.
  • methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
  • methylene iodide — a yellow liquid, CH 2 I 2 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used for the separation of mixtures of minerals and in organic synthesis.
  • methylthioninium — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The heterocyclic cation 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium, that is the basis of methylene blue.
  • mexican hairless — one of a breed of small dogs having no hair except for a tuft on the top of the head and a little fuzz on the lower part of the tail.
  • microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
  • military honours — ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc
  • mineral charcoal — a fibrous substance resembling charcoal and having a high carbon content, often occurring in thin layers in bituminous coal.
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • misapprehensions — Plural form of misapprehension.
  • miscomprehension — the act or process of comprehending.
  • missile launcher — system that fires missiles
  • mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
  • mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
  • mobility housing — houses designed or adapted for people who have difficulty in walking but are not necessarily chairbound
  • modern synthesis — a consolidation of the results of various lines of investigation from the 1920s through the 1950s that supported and reconciled the Darwinian theory of evolution and the Mendelian laws of inheritance in terms of natural selection acting on genetic variation.
  • monochromaticity — of or having one color.
  • monoethanolamine — Monoethanolamine is an amino acid used as a surfactant (= a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid and allows it to foam or penetrate solids).
  • monohybrid cross — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
  • monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
  • mos technologies — MOS Technology
  • mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
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