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14-letter words containing m, o, s, h

  • 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.
  • immunophoresis — a technique for identifying the antigens in a blood serum
  • impoverishment — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
  • inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
  • isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
  • 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)
  • jackson method — (programming)   A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
  • james stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
  • johnny smokers — a plant Geum triflorum, of the rose family, native to North America, having purplish flowers and silky-plumed fruit.
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
  • longshorewoman — a woman employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
  • lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
  • machicolations — Plural form of machicolation.
  • machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
  • macintosh iicx — (computer)   (Mac IIcx) A version of Apple's Macintosh II personal computer, introduced in 1989, with a Motorola 68030 processor running at 16 MHz and up to 128 MB of RAM (120 ns, 30-pin DRAM chips). The IIcx requires System 6.0.3 or later and requires "Mode 32" or "32-bit Enabler" to use more than 8MB of RAM. It was discontinued 1991, and in 1996 is still considered one of the best-designed Macs ever.
  • macrocephalous — Having a large head.
  • magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
  • magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • major prophets — theology
  • make a hash of — a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
  • malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
  • malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
  • mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
  • medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
  • megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
  • melancholiness — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
  • membranophones — Plural form of membranophone.
  • mephistopheles — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
  • merionethshire — a historic county in Gwynedd, in N Wales.
  • mesencephalons — Plural form of mesencephalon.
  • mesh stockings — stockings with a netted pattern or made out of a netted material such as lace or netted nylon
  • metachromatism — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
  • metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
  • metamorphosise — (UK, nonstandard) To metamorphose.
  • metamorphosize — (US, nonstandard) To undergo the process of metamorphosis; to metamorphose.
  • metaphosphates — Plural form of metaphosphate.
  • metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
  • metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
  • metempsychosis — the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or animal to some other human or animal body.
  • metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
  • method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
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