11-letter words containing m, u, h
- husk tomato — ground cherry (def 1).
- husk-tomato — ground-cherry
- hydrargyrum — mercury.
- hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
- hydroxonium — (chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O+; hydronium.
- hyperimmune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.
- hypernymous — Having the qualities of a hypernym.
- hyphopodium — (in a fungus) a specialized hyphal branch, composed of one or two usually lobed cells, serving for attachment and for the absorption of food.
- hyponychium — (anatomy) The thickened epithelium beneath a nail or claw.
- hypothecium — the layer of hyphal tissue directly beneath the hymenium of an apothecium.
- in the lump — in the mass or aggregate; all together
- inasmuch as — to the extent that, in that
- infraphylum — (taxonomy) A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.
- inhumanness — Quality of being inhuman.
- insomuch as — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- isomorphous — (of a compound or mineral) capable of crystallizing in a form similar to that of another compound or mineral, used especially of substances so closely related that they form end members of a series of solid solutions.
- itsukushima — an island off the SW coast of Japan, in the Inland Sea: ancient Shinto shrine.
- jure humano — by human law.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- khmer rouge — a Cambodian guerrilla and rebel force and political opposition movement, originally Communist and Communist-backed.
- light music — music for popular entertainment
- lithodomous — living in rock or stone
- lithotomous — of or relating to the surgical removal of a stone from the bladder
- loudmouthed — loud, gossipy, or indiscreet; vociferous.
- lucky charm — an object that is believed to bring its owner good luck
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- lumber with — If you are lumbered with someone or something, you have to deal with them or take care of them even though you do not want to and this annoys you.
- luminophore — a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated.
- lump hammer — a heavy hammer used for driving stakes or breaking stone
- lumpishness — The property of being lumpish.
- lunar month — month (def 5).
- lunar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lymphonodus — (anatomy) lymph node.
- mach number — a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- machine gun — automatic firearm
- machine-gun — to shoot at with a machine gun.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum
- main gauche — a dagger of the 16th and 17th centuries, held in the left hand in dueling and used to parry the sword of an opponent.
- manor house — the house of the lord of a manor.
- manure heap — a pile of animal excreta, esp on a farm, kept for use as fertiliser
- marlborough — John Churchill, 1st Duke of, Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
- marsh buggy — swamp buggy.
- maryborough — a seaport in E Australia.
- massachuset — a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
- match up to — If someone or something does not match up to what was expected, they are smaller, less impressive, or of poorer quality.
- medium shot — a camera shot in which the subject is in the middle distance, permitting some of the background to be seen. Compare closeup (def 2), long shot (def 3).
- meerschaums — Plural form of meerschaum.