13-letter words containing m, a, h, r
- heterogametes — Plural form of heterogamete.
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- heterothermal — having a different or varying temperature
- hierogrammate — a writer of hierograms
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- histogramming — (mathematics) The construction of histograms.
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- holy mackerel — astonishment
- homalographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homochromatic — of or relating to one hue; monochromatic.
- homoiothermal — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- homolographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- hotel manager — sb who runs a hotel
- house manager — a business manager responsible for managing a theater and its staff.
- house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
- humanitarians — Plural form of humanitarian.
- hydrated lime — a soft, white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, Ca(OH) 2 , obtained by the action of water on lime: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements.
- hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
- hydrodynamics — the branch of fluid dynamics that deals with liquids, including hydrostatics and hydrokinetics.
- hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hymenopterans — Plural form of hymenopteran.
- hymenorrhaphy — (medicine) Reconstructive surgery in which a woman's hymen is restored to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hyper-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- hypercalcemia — an abnormally large amount of calcium in the blood.
- hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperlipaemia — Alternative form of hyperlipemia.
- hypermagnetic — (physics) Extremely magnetic.
- hypermegasoma — gigantism.
- hypermetrical — Hypermetric.
- hypermetropia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hypermorality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- hypermutation — (uncountable) Frequent mutation.
- hypernatremia — an abnormally high concentration of sodium in the blood.
- hypernephroma — Renal cell carcinoma.
- hyperromantic — extremely or excessively romantic
- hyperurbanism — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect according to an analogical rule formed by comparison of the speaker's own usage with that of another, more prestigious, dialect and often applied in an inappropriate context, especially in an effort to avoid sounding countrified, rural, or provincial, as in the pronunciation of the word two (to̅o̅) as (tyo̅o̅).
- hyperuricemia — an excess of uric acid in the blood, often producing gout.
- hyponatraemia — a condition in which there is a low concentration of sodium in the blood
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- hyracotherium — eohippus.
- iatrochemical — relating to iatrochemistry or iatrochemists
- ibrahim pasha — 1789–1848, Egyptian general: governor of Syria 1833–40 (son of Mehemet Ali).
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- idiochromatic — (of a mineral) deriving a characteristic color from its capacity to absorb certain light rays.
- immunotherapy — treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.
- impact wrench — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.