11-letter words containing m, h, o, r
- thermophone — an electroacoustic transducer that forms sound waves by the expansion and contraction of the air adjacent to a conductor that varies in temperature according to the magnitude of the current passing through it; formerly used to calibrate microphones.
- thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
- thermoscope — a device that indicates a change in temperature, esp one that does not measure the actual temperature
- thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- thoracotomy — incision into the chest cavity.
- thrombocyte — platelet.
- thromboxane — a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.
- throne room — a chamber, usually containing a throne, used by a sovereign for audiences.
- timbrophily — the love of stamps; stamp collecting
- tomographic — relating to tomography
- tracheotomy — the operation of cutting into the trachea.
- trichomonad — any flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, parasitic in humans or animals.
- trichonymph — a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trichonympha that lives in the intestine of wood-eating termites, transforming the cellulose in the wood into soluble carbohydrates that can be utilized by the insect.
- trimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of three forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species.
- trophoplasm — the cytoplasm that is involved in the nutritive processes of a cell
- trophy room — a room in which a person or group keeps and displays trophies, as for bowling or golf.
- tschernosem — chernozem.
- turnip moth — a common noctuid moth, Agrotis segetum, drab grey-brown in colour, the larvae of which feed on root crops and brassica stems
- ultrasmooth — extremely smooth
- urethrotomy — an operation to cut a stricture of the urethra.
- vowel rhyme — Prosody. assonance (def 2).
- vowel-rhyme — resemblance of sounds.
- washerwoman — a woman who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundress.
- washerwomen — Plural form of washerwoman.
- weathermost — (nautical) Farthest to the windward side.
- weight room — weight-training gym
- what's more — in addition
- whisk broom — a small, short-handled broom used chiefly to brush clothes.
- whiskbrooms — Plural form of whiskbroom.
- whoremaster — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.
- whoremonger — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.
- winter moth — a brown geometrid moth, Operophtera brumata, of which the male is often seen against lighted windows in winter, the female being wingless
- woman-hater — a person, especially a man, who dislikes women; misogynist.
- workaholism — a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.
- workmanship — the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
- xenomorphic — in an unusual form; having a strange form.
- xeromorphic — of or relating to structural adaptations of xerophytes that help them store water and withstand drought.
- xerophytism — (botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
- xerothermic — of or relating to the condition of being dry and hot: a xerothermic climate.
- youth crime — crime committed by juvenile offenders
- zoomorphism — zoomorphic representation, as in ornament.
- zygomorphic — having bilateral symmetry; divisible lengthwise into similar or symmetrical halves.