12-letter words containing m, e, t, h, i
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- furnishments — Plural form of furnishment.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
- glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- 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.
- habilimented — Clothed.
- haematemesis — Alternative spelling of hematemesis.
- haematolysis — Haemolysis.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- harvest mite — chigger (def 1).
- harvest time — season when crops are gathered
- have it made — simple past tense and past participle of make1 .
- headmistress — a woman in charge of a private school.
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- heath family — the plant family Ericaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, and woody plants growing in acid soil and having simple leaves, often showy flowers either solitary or in clusters, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the azalea, blueberry, cranberry, heather, madrone, mountain laurel, rhododendron, and trailing arbutus.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- helmet liner — a soft or padded lining for a helmet.
- hemangiomata — See under angioma.
- hemarthrosis — (pathology) bleeding in the joints.
- hematochezia — the passage of bloody stools.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hematophobia — Fear of bleeding or the sight of blood.
- hemichordate — belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms.
- hemihydrates — Plural form of hemihydrate.
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- hemimorphite — a hydrous zinc silicate mineral, Zn 4 (OH) 2 Si 2 O 7 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in clear, colorless orthorhombic crystals; calamine: an ore of zinc.
- hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hemiscotosis — hemianopsia.
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hemotoxicity — Toxicity that affects the blood (especially that affects red blood cells).
- hemstitching — Present participle of hemstitch.
- hephthemimer — a verse with a group of seven metrical half feet
- hereditament — any inheritable estate or interest in property.
- hermeneutics — the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
- hermetically — so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed.
- heterosexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- hi-fi system — a complete system of high-quality sound-reproducing equipment
- hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.