14-letter words containing m, e, t, h, y
- haemocytometer — an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting the blood and a ruled glass slide on which the cells are counted under a microscope
- halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
- hammer away at — persist
- hardy ageratum — the mistflower.
- heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
- heating system — a system that provides heat to a building or number of buildings
- hemipelvectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.
- hepburn system — a widely used system of Romanization of Japanese devised by James Curtis Hepburn (1815–1911).
- histochemistry — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
- honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydrothermally — By hydrothermal means.
- hyperchromatic — Hyperchromic.
- hypercriticism — criticism that is carping or unduly harsh.
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hypergeometric — of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
- hypernatraemia — a heightened concentration of sodium in the blood
- hyperpigmented — Afflicted with hyperpigmentation.
- hypersomnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- hypophysectomy — excision of the pituitary gland.
- hypopotassemia — hypokalemia.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- hysterectomies — Plural form of hysterectomy.
- hysterectomise — Alt form hysterectomize.
- hysterectomize — to remove the uterus from by surgery.
- iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
- immethodically — Unmethodically.
- impeachability — The state or condition of being impeachable.
- internal rhyme — a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.
- kelyphitic rim — a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- leucocythaemia — leukaemia
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- make away with — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- mare tyrrhenum — (Tyrrhenian Sea) an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- maternity home — a house in which a pregnant woman can live until her baby is born, esp one for women who became pregnant out of wedlock and whose baby is going to be put up for adoption
- mathematically — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- megatechnology — high technology that is developing rapidly
- mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
- merthyr tydfil — an administrative district in Mid Glamorgan, in S Wales. 43 sq. mi. (113 sq. km).
- metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.