14-letter words containing m, a, h
- antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
- antithrombotic — preventing the formation of blood clots
- apheliotropism — a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism
- apophthegmatic — Alternative form of apothegmatic.
- apothegmatical — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- approach march — a route followed when approaching a mountain
- aqueous humour — the watery fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
- archaeometrist — a person who uses archaeometry
- archebacterium — (biology) alternative spelling of archaebacterium.
- archimandrites — Plural form of archimandrite.
- archipterygium — (anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
- arithmetically — the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics.
- aromatherapist — An aromatherapist is a person who is qualified to practise aromatherapy.
- arthroconidium — A kind of asexual fungal spore, typically produced by segmentation of pre-existing fungal hyphae.
- asthenospermia — (medicine) Loss or reduction in the strength or energy of sperm cells, hence infertility. Not always infertile many are subfertile.
- asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
- astrochemistry — the study of the chemistry of celestial bodies and space, esp by means of spectroscopy
- aswan high dam — a dam on the Nile forming a reservoir (Lake Nasser) extending 480 km (300 miles) from the First to the Third Cataracts: opened in 1971, it was built 6 km (4 miles) upstream from the old Aswan Dam (built in 1902 and twice raised). Height of dam: 109 m (365 ft)
- atomic physics — the branch of physics concerned with the structure and behaviour of atomic nuclei
- aurothiomalate — (chemistry) A thiomalate with the addition of gold.
- azidothymidine — an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV/AIDS
- azimuth circle — a device for measuring azimuths, consisting of a graduated ring equipped with a sighting vane on each side, which fits concentrically over a compass.
- baltimore chop — a batted ball that takes a high bounce upon hitting the ground on or immediately in front of home plate, often enabling the batter to reach first base safely.
- ban-the-bomber — a person who vigorously advocates banning the development or use of nuclear weapons.
- barium-hydrate — Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
- barometrograph — barograph.
- barrier method — Barrier methods of contraception involve the use of condoms, diaphragms, or other devices that physically prevent the sperm from reaching the egg.
- batement light — a compartment of a window with tracery, the bottom of which is formed by the arched head of a compartment or compartments below.
- batting helmet — a rigid plastic cap with a sidepiece extending down over the ear, worn for protection while batting
- bayes' theorem — the fundamental result which expresses the conditional probability P(E/A) of an event E given an event A as P(A/E).P(E)/P(A); more generally, where En is one of a set of values Ei which partition the sample space, P(En/A) = P(A/En)P(En)/Σ P(A/Ei)P(Ei). This enables prior estimates of probability to be continually revised in the light of observations
- beach umbrella — a large umbrella used as a sunshade on the beach
- beach wormwood — a composite plant, Artemisia stellerana, having yellow flowers and deeply lobed leaves covered with dense white fuzz.
- béchamel sauce — a thick white sauce flavoured with onion and seasonings
- bechamel-sauce — a white sauce, sometimes seasoned with onion and nutmeg.
- beclomethasone — a potent synthetic corticosteroid, C 28 H 37 ClO 7 , prepared as an inhalant in the treatment of bronchial asthma.
- bermuda shorts — close-fitting shorts that come down to the knees
- bethlehem sage — a plant, Pulmonaria saccharata, of the borage family, native to Europe, having mottled, white leaves and white or reddish-purple flowers in clusters.
- biogeochemical — of or relating to biogeochemistry
- biomathematics — the study of the application of mathematics to biology
- board chairman — the chairman of the board of a company, etc
- body mechanics — body exercises that are intended to improve one's posture, stamina, poise, etc.
- boring machine — a machine that bores holes, tunnels, etc
- branch manager — a person who manages the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- break the mold — If you say that someone breaks the mold, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.
- bremsstrahlung — the radiation produced when an electrically charged particle, esp an electron, is slowed down by the electric field of an atomic nucleus or an atomic ion
- british malaya — a comprehensive term for the former British possessions on the Malay Peninsula and the Malay Archipelago: now part of Malaysia.
- browntail moth — kind of moth
- bubble chamber — a device that enables the tracks of ionizing particles to be photographed as a row of bubbles in a superheated liquid. Immediately before the particles enter the chamber the pressure is reduced so that the ionized particles act as centres for small vapour bubbles
- café macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- cahokia mounds — the largest group of prehistoric Indian earthworks in the US, located northeast of East St Louis