16-letter words containing m, h, o
- thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
- thermoanesthesia — thermanesthesia.
- thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
- thomas jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
- three-card monte — a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer.
- thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
- thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
- through the mill — a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
- thumb one's nose — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- to a/the minimum — If you say that someone keeps something to a minimum, or to the minimum, you mean that they keep the amount of it as small as possible.
- to miss the boat — If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
- to pass the time — If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it.
- to tell the time — If a child can tell the time, they are able to find out what the time is by looking at a clock or watch.
- tobacco hornworm — the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca sexta, having a hornlike structure at its posterior end and feeding on the leaves of tobacco and other plants of the nightshade family.
- transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
- trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
- trichotillomania — a compulsion to pull out one's hair.
- two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
- unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
- uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- undernourishment — If someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- union membership — members of a trade union
- unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
- up-to-the-minute — extending to the present moment, as information, facts, or style: an up-to-the-minute news report.
- upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
- ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- when it comes to — with regard to
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
- william hamilton — (person) A mathematician who posed Hamilton's problem.
- wipe off the map — to put out of existence
- withdrawing room — a room to withdraw or retire to; drawing room.
- without a murmur — If someone does something without a murmur, they do it without complaining.
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.