15-letter words containing m, i, s, h, e, a
- fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
- give sth a miss — If you give something a miss, you decide not to do it or not to go to it.
- give them heaps — to contend strenuously with an opposing sporting team
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
- harmonic series — a series in which the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression.
- health minister — a government minister who is responsible for health
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
- hemochromatosis — a rare metabolic disorder characterized by a bronzed skin, cirrhosis, and severe diabetes, caused by the deposit in tissue, especially of the liver and pancreas, of hemosiderin and other pigments containing iron.
- hereditarianism — a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
- hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- heterosexualism — Discrimination of non-heterosexual people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
- hierogrammatist — a writer of hierograms, hierogrammate
- hip measurement — a measurement around the hips at the level of the buttocks used in clothing and assessing general health
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homosexualities — Plural form of homosexuality.
- human relations — the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees.
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- hyperovarianism — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hyperparasitism — an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.
- hyperpotassemia — hyperkalemia.
- hypoinsulinemia — (medicine) An abnormally low level of insulin in the blood.
- hypomagnesaemia — the condition of having too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany
- impact adhesive — a glue designed to give adhesion when two coated surfaces are pressed together
- imperial bushel — a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel) and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Imperial bushel) Abbreviation: bu., bush.
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- in the same way — similarly
- isothermal-line — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- laser machining — Laser machining is a process in which material is removed from a surface using light from a laser.
- macaroni cheese — Macaroni cheese is a dish made from macaroni and cheese sauce.
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
- magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
- make a horlicks — to make a mistake or a mess
- male chauvinism — the beliefs, attitudes, or behavior of male chauvinists (men who patronize, disparage, or otherwise denigrate females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit).
- male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
- mannheim school — a group of musicians of the mid-18th century in Mannheim, Germany, notable for developing a style of orchestral composition and performance directly antecedent to and influential on the classical style of Haydn and Mozart.
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
- master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.
- measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances