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12-letter words containing m, a, r, i, h

  • beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
  • behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
  • benchmarking — In business, benchmarking is a process in which a company compares its products and methods with those of the most successful companies in its field, in order to try to improve its own performance.
  • bermuda high — a subtropical high centered near Bermuda.
  • beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
  • bhakti-marga — any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
  • birch family — the plant family Betulaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves, male flowers in drooping catkins, female flowers in short clusters, and one-seeded nuts, and including the alder, birch, hazel, and hornbeam.
  • birth family — one's biological parents and siblings, as contrasted with one's adoptive family.
  • birth trauma — an emotional shock caused by being born.
  • brigham city — a city in N Utah.
  • brinkmanship — Brinkmanship is a method of behaviour, especially in politics, in which you deliberately get into dangerous situations which could result in disaster but which could also bring success.
  • british warm — an army officer's short thick overcoat
  • camel's hair — the hair of the camel
  • camel's-hair — made of camel's hair.
  • camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
  • cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
  • chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
  • chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
  • chair warmer — an officeholder, employee, or the like, who accomplishes little, especially a person who holds an interim position.
  • chair-warmer — an officeholder, employee, or the like, who accomplishes little, especially a person who holds an interim position.
  • chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
  • chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
  • chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
  • characterism — the description of character
  • charismatics — Plural form of charismatic.
  • charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
  • charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
  • charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
  • chimerically — In a chimerical manner.
  • chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
  • chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
  • chlorambucil — an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
  • choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
  • chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
  • christianism — the beliefs and practices of Christians.
  • chromaticism — the use of chromatic tones.
  • chromaticity — the quality of a colour or light with reference to its purity and its dominant wavelength
  • chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
  • chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
  • chromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of chromate salts. Formula: H2CrO4
  • chromophilia — the property of staining readily.
  • chromophobia — Lb biology The quality of being resistant to staining.
  • clamjamphrie — rubbish
  • cochairwoman — a woman who cochairs an organization
  • cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
  • cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
  • craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
  • demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
  • demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
  • dermographia — dermatographia.
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