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14-letter words containing m, i, s, h, t

  • haematopoiesis — Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis.
  • hamilton bassoHamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
  • hamiltonianism — the political principles or doctrines held by or associated with Alexander Hamilton, especially those stressing a strong central government and protective tariffs.
  • hamito-semitic — denoting or belonging to this family of languages
  • hammerstein ii — Oscar. 1895–1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)
  • handicraftsman — a person skilled in a handicraft; craftsman.
  • harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
  • headmastership — The role or position of headmaster.
  • headmistresses — Plural form of headmistress.
  • health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • heating system — a system that provides heat to a building or number of buildings
  • hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
  • 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.
  • hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
  • hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
  • hermeneuticist — One who studies hermeneutics.
  • heterochronism — a change in the stage at which developmental processes take place relative to members of the same species
  • heteromorphism — The quality or condition of existing in various forms.
  • hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
  • histochemistry — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
  • histoplasmosis — an infectious disease of the reticuloendothelial system, caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum and characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
  • holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
  • holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
  • homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
  • honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
  • hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
  • hostile sexism — a theory that sexism toward women is multidimensional, one form (hostile sexism) reflecting negative views of women who challenge traditional gender roles, and the other form (benevolent sexism) reflecting positive views of women who conform to these roles.
  • housing market — property trade
  • 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
  • humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hypercriticism — criticism that is carping or unduly harsh.
  • hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
  • hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
  • hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
  • hypopotassemia — hypokalemia.
  • hypothyroidism — deficient activity of the thyroid gland.
  • hysterectomies — Plural form of hysterectomy.
  • hysterectomise — Alt form hysterectomize.
  • hysterectomize — to remove the uterus from by surgery.
  • iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
  • impoverishment — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
  • isthmian games — one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held every two years on the Isthmus of Corinth.
  • isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
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