13-letter words containing m, h, o
- rabbath ammon — Amman.
- radiochemical — pertaining to or involving radiochemistry.
- rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
- reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
- refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
- reform school — reformatory (def 2).
- remythologize — to mythologize anew, to make a new mythological system out of (an existing one)
- rhesus monkey — animal: macaque
- rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
- rhizomorphous — rootlike in form.
- rhodesian man — an extinct Pleistocene human whose cranial remains were found at Kabwe, in Zambia: formerly in some classifications Homo rhodesiensis but now considered archaic Homo sapiens.
- rhythm method — a method of birth control in which the couple abstain from sexual intercourse during the period when ovulation is most likely to occur.
- rhythmization — the act or process of rhythmizing something
- richmond hill — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, N of Toronto.
- rogue's march — a derisive tune played to accompany a person's expulsion from a regiment, community, etc.
- roman holiday — a public spectacle or controversy marked by barbarism, vindictiveness, or scandal.
- rooming house — a house with furnished rooms to rent; lodging house.
- rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
- rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
- roughing mill — a rolling mill for converting steel ingots into blooms, billets, or slabs.
- rule of thumb — a general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate.
- rutherfordium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rf; atomic number: 104.
- saccharometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, as by determining the specific gravity of the solution.
- saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
- saccharomyces — a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
- sacher-masoch — Leopold von [ley-oh-pohlt fuh n] /ˈleɪ oʊˌpoʊlt fən/ (Show IPA), 1836–95, Austrian novelist.
- sadomasochism — interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain.
- sadomasochist — interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain.
- schizomycetes — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- schizomycosis — any disease due to schizomycetes.
- scholasticism — (sometimes initial capital letter) the system of theological and philosophical teaching predominant in the Middle Ages, based chiefly upon the authority of the church fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators.
- school system — state education
- schoolmarmish — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- semester hour — a unit of academic credit fulfilled by completing one hour of class instruction each week for one semester.
- semiochemical — a chemical substance produced by an animal and used in communications, such as a pheromone
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- shambolically — in a completely disorganized or chaotic manner
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
- shipping room — a place in a business concern where goods are packed and shipped.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shop chairman — a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
- shopping mall — mall (def 1).
- short-commons — a scanty allowance of food.
- short-termism — If you accuse people of short-termism, you mean that they make decisions that produce benefits now or soon, rather than making better decisions that will produce benefits in the future.
- shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
- show me state — Missouri (used as a nickname).
- show-me state — Missouri2
- shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.