12-letter words containing m, y, o, t, h
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
- half-monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- hemotoxicity — Toxicity that affects the blood (especially that affects red blood cells).
- hepatomegaly — an abnormal enlargement of the liver, usually associated with liver disease or heart failure.
- heterogamety — the condition or state of being heterogametic
- heteromorphy — (biology) The state or quality of being heteromorphic; heteromorphism.
- heteronymous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym.
- heterothermy — The possession of characteristics of both poikilothermy and homeothermy.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- histiocytoma — A tumour consisting of histiocytes.
- hoary marmot — a large marmot, Marmota caligata, living in mountainous areas of Siberia and northwestern North America and having a heavy, yellow-gray body, short black limbs, and black and white head and shoulders.
- home country — the country a person comes from
- homeotherapy — therapy for a disease by means of an agent that is similar to but not identical with the causative agent of the disease.
- hominy grits — grits (def 1).
- homo-zygotic — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- homoiothermy — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- homozygosity — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
- honor system — a system whereby the students at a school, the inmates in a prison, etc., are put on their honor to observe certain rules in order to minimize administrative supervision or to promote honesty.
- humboldt bay — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in NW California.
- hydatidiform — like or resembling a hydatid
- hydrobromate — (chemistry) hydrobromide.
- hydrometeors — Plural form of hydrometeor.
- hydrothermal — noting or pertaining to the action of hot, aqueous solutions or gases within or on the surface of the earth.
- hydrotropism — oriented growth in response to water.
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hymenopteran — hymenopterous.
- hymenopteron — hymenopteran.
- hypermetropy — Dated form of hypermetropia.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypomotility — abnormally slow motility, as of the stomach or intestine (opposed to hypermotility).
- hypomyotonia — abnormally diminished muscular tone.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hypothalamic — Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- hysterectomy — excision of the uterus.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- idiorhythmic — (of an institution) allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- in the money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- kenny method — a method of treating poliomyelitis, in which hot, moist packs are applied to affected muscles to relieve spasms and pain, and a regimen of exercises is prescribed to prevent deformities and to strengthen the muscles.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.