12-letter words containing m, o, t, i, n
- gymnosophist — one of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hemangiomata — See under angioma.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- hominization — the evolution of the human traits that set the genus Homo apart from its primate ancestors.
- hominy grits — grits (def 1).
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- homologation — to approve; confirm or ratify.
- homoromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- humanisation — Alternative form of humanization.
- humanization — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- humiliations — Plural form of humiliation.
- hypomyotonia — abnormally diminished muscular tone.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- i don't mind — I have no preference
- ibm discount — A price increase. Outside IBM, this derives from the common perception that IBM products are generally overpriced (see clone); inside, it is said to spring from a belief that large numbers of IBM employees living in an area cause prices to rise.
- iconomachist — a person who campaigns against the use of icons in religious worship
- illimitation — the state of being infinite
- illumination — an act or instance of illuminating.
- illuminators — Plural form of illuminator.
- illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.
- imbibitional — relating to imbibition
- immigrations — Plural form of immigration.
- immiseration — to make miserable.
- immoderation — lack of moderation.
- immunisation — (British, immunology) alternative spelling of immunization.
- immunization — the fact or process of becoming immune, as against a disease.
- immunologist — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- impassionate — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impatient of — not willing to bear or tolerate
- imperception — lack of perception.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impersonate.
- impersonator — a person who pretends to be another.
- impetiginous — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.