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13-letter words containing m, a, h, r

  • promonarchist — the principles of monarchy.
  • protest march — public demonstration
  • pyrimethamine — a potent substance, C 1 2 H 1 3 ClN 4 , used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
  • rabbath ammon — Amman.
  • radiochemical — pertaining to or involving radiochemistry.
  • rahimyar khan — a city in E Pakistan.
  • ramapithecine — of or relating to an extinct hominoid of the genus Ramapithecus
  • rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
  • reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
  • refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
  • regime change — the transition from one political regime to another, esp through concerted political or military action
  • requiem shark — any of numerous, chiefly tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae, including the tiger shark and soupfin shark.
  • rhadamanthine — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
  • rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
  • rhodesian man — an extinct Pleistocene human whose cranial remains were found at Kabwe, in Zambia: formerly in some classifications Homo rhodesiensis but now considered archaic Homo sapiens.
  • rhumb sailing — sea navigation along rhumb lines.
  • rhyming slang — a form of slang in which a rhyming word or phrase is substituted for the word intended, as Kate and Sidney for steak and kidney or khaki rocks for army socks.
  • rhythm guitar — a guitar used to provide rhythm, particularly during a musical ensemble
  • rhythmization — the act or process of rhythmizing something
  • rogue's march — a derisive tune played to accompany a person's expulsion from a regiment, community, etc.
  • roman holiday — a public spectacle or controversy marked by barbarism, vindictiveness, or scandal.
  • rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
  • run the gamut — The gamut of something is the complete range of things of that kind, or a wide variety of things of that kind.
  • saccharimeter — an optical instrument for determining the strength of sugar solutions by measuring the rotation of the plane of polarized light they produce.
  • saccharimetry — the process of measuring the amount of sugar in a sample, as with a saccharimeter or by polarimetry.
  • saccharometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, as by determining the specific gravity of the solution.
  • saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
  • saccharomyces — a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
  • sacher-masoch — Leopold von [ley-oh-pohlt fuh n] /ˈleɪ oʊˌpoʊlt fən/ (Show IPA), 1836–95, Austrian novelist.
  • sargassumfish — an olive-brown and black frogfish, Histrio histrio, inhabiting tropical Atlantic and western Pacific seas among floating sargassum weed.
  • schoolmarmish — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
  • schwärmerisch — excessively or extremely enthusiastic
  • seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
  • share premium — the excess of the amount actually subscribed for an issue of corporate capital over its par value
  • shaving cream — a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
  • shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
  • sheep farming — agriculture: sheep raising
  • shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
  • shilling mark — a virgule, as used as a divider between shillings and pence: One reads 2/6 as “two shillings and sixpence” or “two and six.”.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • shop chairman — a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
  • shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
  • shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
  • shy away from — If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
  • slasher movie — a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc
  • smoke chamber — an enlarged area between the throat of a fireplace and the chimney flue.
  • smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
  • snake charmer — an entertainer who seems to charm venomous snakes, usually by music.
  • snap-brim hat — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
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