12-letter words containing m, a, t, c, h
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- enhancements — An increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- from scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- gigantomachy — (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.
- gothic armor — white armor of the 15th century, marked especially by much fluting and ornamentation.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- grudge match — You can call a contest between two people or groups a grudge match when they dislike each other.
- hamantaschen — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
- handcraftman — handicraftsman.
- hematochezia — the passage of bloody stools.
- hematocolpos — (medicine) A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
- hemichordate — belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms.
- hermetically — so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- hippopotamic — like, of, or relating to a hippopotamus
- histiocytoma — A tumour consisting of histiocytes.
- home teacher — private tutor
- homoeopathic — Alternative spelling of homeopathic.
- homolecithal — having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova having relatively little yolk.
- homoromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- iconomachist — a person who campaigns against the use of icons in religious worship
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- impeachments — Plural form of impeachment.
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- isochromatic — Optics. having the same color or tint.
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- machairodont — having sabre-like teeth; sabre-toothed
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machinations — an act or instance of machinating.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine time — time spent using mechanical equipment
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- macintosh ii — (computer) (Mac II) A version of Apple's Macintosh personal computer, released in March 1987, using the Motorola 68020 CPU, which runs at a higher clock rate than the Motorola 68000 used in the original Mac. The Mac II has a full 32-bit data bus instead of a 16-bit bus. Mac II models have built-in 40 to 160 megabyte hard disks and can take up to eight megabytes of RAM (and more as denser memory chips arive). The Mac II was the first Macintosh to provide a colour graphics option, with up to 256 colours on screen at a 640x480 resolution. Mac II models are designed for expandability with three (Macintosh IIcx) or six (II & IIx) built-in NuBus expansion slots for additional peripheral and coprocessor boards.