14-letter words containing m, a, h, t, g
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
- plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
- primary growth — growth in vascular plants, especially an increase in length, that results from cell division and differentiation of an apical meristem.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- right-hand man — an indispensable or invaluable assistant; right hand.
- segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
- shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
- shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
- slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
- smooth-talking — A smooth-talking man talks very confidently in a way that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest.
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- staghorn sumac — a sumac, Rhus typhina, of eastern North America, having leaves that turn scarlet, orange, and purple in the autumn.
- stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
- swimming baths — an indoor swimming pool
- thaumatography — a treatise or description of the wonders of the natural world
- thaumaturgical — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- the atomic age — the current historical period, initiated by the development of the first atomic bomb towards the end of World War II and now marked by a balance of power between nations possessing the hydrogen bomb and the use of nuclear power as a source of energy
- 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 long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
- the mabinogion — a collection of Welsh tales based on old Celtic legends and mythology in which magic and the supernatural play a large part
- the three magi — the wise men from the East who came to do homage to the infant Jesus (Matthew 2:1–12) and traditionally called Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar
- the-mabinogion — a collection of medieval Welsh romances that were translated (1838–49) by Lady Charlotte Guest.
- thermal imager — a piece of equipment used to detect or provide images of people or things
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
- thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thomas younger — Thomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
- tragacanth gum — Tragacanth gum is a gum obtained from the tragacanth plant, used as a suspending agent.
- 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.
- ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
- unsympathizing — not sympathizing; not offering sympathy; unsympathetic
- voting machine — a mechanical apparatus used in a polling place to register and count the votes.
- white mahogany — an Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus acmenioides.
- zygomatic arch — the bony arch at the outer border of the eye socket, formed by the union of the cheekbone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.