12-letter words containing m, i, s, h
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cosmochemist — a student of cosmochemistry
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
- cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- damselfishes — Plural form of damselfish.
- de-emphasize — to remove emphasis from
- deemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of deemphasize.
- deemphasizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deemphasize.
- dehumanising — Present participle of dehumanise.
- dehumidifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- demolishment — to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- dichotomised — Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomise.
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- diminishable — That may be diminished.
- diminishment — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- disembellish — (transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
- disharmonize — (intransitive) To cause disorder.
- dishevelment — to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
- dithyrambist — a writer or performer of dithyrambs
- duncan smith — (George) Iain. born 1954, British politician; leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03); secretary of state for work and pensions (2010–2016)
- duty chemist — a dispensing chemist's that is open to the public for a specific period when other chemists are closed
- dyotheletism — the teaching that Christ had both a divine will and a human will
- dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
- dysrhythmias — Plural form of dysrhythmia.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- earth summit — a summit conference of 100 or more earth leaders debating global environmental and development issues, specifically the summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, but the term is also applied e.g. to a projected similar event in 2012
- embellishing — Present participle of embellish.
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- enshrinement — (uncountable) The state of being enshrined.
- epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- etheostomine — relating to small freshwater fish in the genus Etheostoma
- ethosuximide — A particular anticonvulsant drug.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- fairy shrimp — any member of the crustacean order Anostraca, characterized by an elongate trunk with more than 20 segments and the absence of a carapace, typically found swimming ventral side up in fresh water.
- fire marshal — an official heading a bureau for the prevention or investigation of fires.
- fish farming — the job of rearing fish for commercial purposes
- fishing worm — an earthworm.
- fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- flemish bond — a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.