13-letter words containing m, a, s, h, o
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromatograms — Plural form of chromatogram.
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- chromosomally — With reference to chromosomes.
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- commandership — a person who commands.
- commonwealths — Plural form of commonwealth.
- companionship — Companionship is having someone you know and like with you, rather than being on your own.
- compass north — magnetic north, as indicated on a particular compass at a given moment.
- compsognathus — any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Compsognathus, of late Jurassic age, having a slender body that reached a length of 30 inches (76 cm).
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- cosmochemical — relating to cosmochemistry
- cosmothetical — cosmothetic
- crash blossom — an ambiguously worded headline whose meaning can be interpreted in the wrong way, as “Missing Woman Remains Found.”. See also garden-path.
- crash program — a plan of action entailing rapid and intensive production, growth, or the like, undertaken to meet a deadline or solve a pressing problem: a crash program to develop a new fighter plane.
- damson cheese — thick damson jam
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- dermatophytes — Plural form of dermatophyte.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- dexamethasone — a type of powerful steroid, used as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- disharmonious — inharmonious; discordant.
- disharmonized — Simple past tense and past participle of disharmonize.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- dysmenorrheal — painful menstruation.
- dysmenorrhoea — painful menstruation.
- elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
- emphysematous — (medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated.
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- endotheliomas — Plural form of endothelioma.
- entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- erythematosus — (pathology) An eruption of red lesions.
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- exanthematous — Of or pertaining to exanthem.
- fashion model — sb employed to show off designer clothes
- fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- flamethrowers — Plural form of flamethrower.
- forearm smash — a blow like a punch delivered with the forearm in certain types of wrestling
- gallows humor — humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- grain sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as durra or milo, having starchy seeds, grown for grain and forage.
- gram's method — a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.
- grass sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as Sudan grass, grown for pasturage and hay.
- haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.