13-letter words containing m, o, u, t, h
- organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
- out of humour — in a bad mood
- over the hump — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- plymouth rock — a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620.
- pneumatograph — pneumograph.
- pneumatophore — Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ.
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- polythalamous — having multiple chambers
- rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
- rule of thumb — a general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate.
- rutherfordium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rf; atomic number: 104.
- semester hour — a unit of academic credit fulfilled by completing one hour of class instruction each week for one semester.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- smooth muscle — involuntary muscle tissue in the walls of viscera and blood vessels, consisting of nonstriated, spindle-shaped cells.
- south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south dum dum — a city in SE West Bengal state, in E India.
- south modesto — a town in central California.
- south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
- stomach upset — a slight illness affecting your stomach and/or bowels characterized by nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhoea
- sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
- sweet sorghum — sorgo.
- tauromorphous — having the form of a bull
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- temporal hour — a unit of time used in the Roman and Ottoman empires that divided the daylight into an equal number of hours, resulting in long summer hours and short winter hours.
- thaumatolatry — the worship of or excessive admiration for marvels and miracles
- the sum total — the result you get when you add numbers or amounts together
- thermocurrent — a thermoelectric current.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
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- think much of — to have a high opinion of
- thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
- thumb through — leaf quickly through
- tight-mouthed — tight-lipped.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- to the utmost — If you say that something is done to the utmost, you are emphasizing that it is done to the greatest extent, amount, or degree possible.
- toilet humour — scatological or vulgar jokes
- ultramarathon — any footrace of 50 or more miles.
- unforthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- vapourer moth — a tussock moth, Orgyia antiqua, of hedgerows and trees, the female of which is wingless and lays her eggs on her former cocoon
- without demur — If you do something without demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest.
- word of mouth — informal oral communication: The rumor spread rapidly by word of mouth.