16-letter words containing m, o, t, h, r
- from one's heart — very sincerely or deeply
- from the word go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- full to the brim — If something, especially a container, is filled to the brim or full to the brim with something, it is filled right up to the top.
- geothermal power — power generated using steam produced by heat emanating from the molten core of the earth
- gerontomorphosis — Biology. evolutionary specialization of a species to a degree that decreases its capability for further adaptation and eventually leads to its extinction.
- gold star mother — an American woman whose son or daughter has died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
- government house — the official residence of a colonial governor, as in a British Commonwealth country.
- gum up the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- haemochromatosis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemochromatosis.
- hamiltonian tour — Hamiltonian problem
- hammer and tongs — with great vigor, determination, or vehemence: When he starts a job he goes at it hammer and tongs.
- hard times token — any of a series of U.S. copper tokens, issued 1834–41, bearing a political inscription or advertising message and serving as currency during coin shortages.
- have no time for — not tolerate
- hematocrit-value — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
- hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
- hemicorporectomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
- hemopneumothorax — (medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together.
- hemorrhoidectomy — the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
- hemotherapeutics — hemotherapy.
- herman hollerith — (person) The promulgator of the punched card. Hollerith was born on 1860-02-29 and died on 1929-11-17. He graduated from Columbia University, NewYork, NY, USA. He joined the US Census Bureau as a statistician where he used a punched card device to help analyse the 1880 US census data. This punched card system stored data in 80 columns. This "80-column" concept has carried forward in various forms into modern applications. In 1896, Hollerith founded the Tabulating Machine Company to exploit his invention and in 1924 his firm became part of IBM. The Hollerith system was used for the 1911 UK census. A correspondant writes: Wasn't Hollerith's original machine first used for the 1990 US census? And I think I am right in saying that the physical layout was a 20x12 grid of round holes. The one I have seen (picture only, unfortunately, not the real thing) did not use 'columns' as such but holes were grouped into irregularly-shaped fields, such that each hole had a more-or-less independent function.
- hermaphroditical — Alternative form of hermaphroditic.
- heterochromosome — sex chromosome.
- heterometabolism — insect development in which the young hatch in a form very similar to the adult and then mature without a pupal stage
- heterometabolous — undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage.
- heteromultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more different polypeptide chains.
- heteropalindrome — Something that spells something else when reversed, a semordnilap.
- homeless shelter — a hostel for homeless people
- homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
- homeroom teacher — the teacher attached to the homeroom of a group of students
- horseshoe magnet — a horseshoe-shaped permanent magnet.
- hot buttered rum — a drink made with rum, hot water, and sugar, served with a lump of butter in a mug.
- humboldt current — a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
- hummingbird moth — hawk moth.
- hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
- hydroformylation — the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
- hydrometeorology — the study of atmospheric water, especially precipitation, as it affects agriculture, water supply, flood control, power generation, etc.
- hygrothermograph — an instrument for recording temperature and relative humidity.
- hyper-conformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
- hyper-patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
- hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
- hypercompetitive — Extremely competitive.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- hyperthermophile — (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
- hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
- immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- in the long term — You use the expressions in the long term, in the short term, and in the medium term to talk about what will happen over a long period of time, over a short period of time, and over a medium period of time.
- italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
- james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
- keratoacanthomas — Plural form of keratoacanthoma.