14-letter words containing m, i, e, n
- heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
- hermeneuticist — One who studies hermeneutics.
- hermit kingdom — Korea during the period, c1637–c1876, when it was cut off from contact with all countries except China.
- heterochronism — a change in the stage at which developmental processes take place relative to members of the same species
- heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
- hexosaminidase — the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides
- highland games — a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping, and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland
- hogging moment — a bending moment that produces convex bending at the supports of a continuously supported beam
- holter monitor — a portable electrocardiograph worn by a patient over an extended period of time to assess the effects on heart function of activities of daily living.
- home economics — the art and science of home management.
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- home ownership — the situation of owning one's house or flat, or of having a mortgage on it
- home schooling — Home schooling is the practice of educating your child at home rather than in a school.
- homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
- homogenization — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
- housing market — property trade
- housing scheme — arrangement offering subsidized housing
- human interest — a quality of a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, that engages attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humane studies — educational subjects or courses, or texts, that are, or were historically, considered to have a civilizing influence on those who read or studied them
- hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hyper-feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypermodernism — a hypermodern approach or theory
- hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
- hypernatraemia — a heightened concentration of sodium in the blood
- hyperpigmented — Afflicted with hyperpigmentation.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- i'll be damned — Some people say 'I'll be damned!' when they are expressing surprise at something.
- ice cream cone — a thin, crisp, hollow conical wafer for holding one or more scoops of ice cream.
- ice-cream cone — a thin, crisp, hollow conical wafer for holding one or more scoops of ice cream.
- illegitimation — (obsolete) The act of making illegitimate; bastardization.
- illegitimizing — illegitimatize.
- image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
- image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
- immaculateness — The characteristic of being immaculate; spotlessness.
- immaterialness — The state of being immaterial; immateriality.
- immelmann turn — a maneuver in which an airplane makes a half loop, then resumes its normal, level position by making a half roll: used to gain altitude while turning to fly in the opposite direction.
- immersion foot — an abnormal condition of the foot caused by prolonged exposure to water, characterized by pathological changes in the skin, blood vessels, nerves, and muscles.
- immiserisation — the process of immiserising
- immiserization — the process of immiserizing
- immoderateness — The quality of being immoderate, lack of moderation or temperance.
- immune complex — an aggregate of an antigen and its specific antibody.
- immunochemical — Pertaining to immunochemistry.
- immunogenetics — the branch of immunology dealing with the study of immunity in relation to genetic makeup.