12-letter words containing m, o, r, c, h
- home country — the country a person comes from
- home stretch — final stages: of race or journey
- home teacher — private tutor
- homeomorphic — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- homeothermic — (biology, of an, animal) Capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.
- homeschooler — One who homeschools a student (typically the parent).
- homescreetch — a mistle thrush
- homo erectus — an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face.
- homochromous — being all of one color, as a composite flower or flower head.
- homochronous — (of a genetic character) occurring at the same age or period in the offspring as in the parent.
- homoromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- hydrodynamic — pertaining to forces in or motions of liquids.
- hydromorphic — of or relating to soil having characteristics that are developed when there is excess water all or part of the time.
- hyperchromic — (physics, chemistry) Describing an increase in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment.
- hypercomplex — (mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
- hypersarcoma — a growth of proud or fungous flesh
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypsochromic — (physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
- hysterectomy — excision of the uterus.
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- idiorhythmic — (of an institution) allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- inharmonical — Alternative form of inharmonic.
- isochromatic — Optics. having the same color or tint.
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- machairodont — having sabre-like teeth; sabre-toothed
- machine word — word (def 10).
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
- macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
- macroweather — Longer term average weather, covering period of length between that of weather and climate.
- mammographic — Of, or pertaining to, mammography.
- marconigraph — (dated) wireless telegraph.
- markov chain — a Markov process restricted to discrete random events or to discontinuous time sequences.
- marsh orchid — any of various orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza, growing in damp places and having mostly purplish flowers
- mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
- melanochroic — Melanochroid
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metathoracic — Of or pertaining to the metathorax.
- method actor — actor who follows the Method
- methoxychlor — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.