11-letter words containing m, h, o, r
- morphogenic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphograph — A logical fragment of a word, such as prefix or suffix, used in teaching spelling.
- morphologic — Of or pertaining to morphology; morphological.
- morphometry — (biology) the measurement of the form of organisms.
- morphotropy — the study of the changes in crystal structure that occur when chemicals replace one another
- moth orchid — any orchid of the genus Phalaenopsis, having thick, leathery leaves and loose clusters of flowers, usually white or tinged with rose or purple.
- mother lode — Mining. a rich or important lode.
- mother love — affection felt by a mother for her child
- mother ship — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- motherboard — a rigid, slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted. Compare board (def 14).
- mothercraft — skill and knowledge in looking after children
- motherhouse — The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
- motherlands — Plural form of motherland.
- motherships — Plural form of mothership.
- motherworts — Plural form of motherwort.
- mothproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of mothproof.
- mothproofer — an agent that prevents moths from destroying materials or garments
- motor coach — a coach driven by an internal-combustion engine
- motor hotel — motel
- motor-mouth — a person who is a constant or irrepressible talker.
- motormouths — Plural form of motormouth.
- mouth guard — protective shield for teeth
- mouth organ — harmonica (def 1).
- mouth ulcer — oral sore
- mu shu pork — moo shu pork
- multiauthor — having numerous or many authors
- multichrome — chromium.
- museography — The systematic description of objects in museums.
- mushrooming — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- musk orchid — a small Eurasian orchid, Herminium monorchis, with dense spikes of musk-scented greenish-yellow flowers
- mycorrhizae — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- mycorrhizas — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- mycotrophic — (of a plant) symbiotic with a fungus, esp a mycorrhizal fungus
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- mythography — a written collection of myths.
- nematomorph — any member of the phylum Nematomorpha, having a threadlike body, comprising the horsehair worms.
- nematophore — (within the coenosarc of certain colonial hydrozoans) a small specialized tentacle-like polyp having nematocysts
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- nephrostome — Zoology. the ciliated opening of a nephridium into the coelom.
- neurohumour — a chemical substance secreted by nerve endings; a neurohormone, particularly a neurotransmitter
- new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
- nomographer — the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
- nonharmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- nonhormonal — not involving hormones, not hormonal
- nonrhythmic — Not having rhythm; irregular.
- norman arch — a semicircular arch, esp one in the Romanesque style of architecture developed by the Normans in England
- north adams — a city in NW Massachusetts.
- north miami — a city in SE Florida.
- north yemen — Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.