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13-letter words containing n, a, m, h

  • arithmetician — a person skilled in arithmetic
  • as much again — twice as much
  • aschelminthes — a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
  • astonishments — Plural form of astonishment.
  • at attachment — Advanced Technology Attachment
  • aum shinrikyo — a syncretistic Japanese cult combining elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, founded by Shoko Asahara in 1986; responsible for a number of murders and in particular a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995
  • automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
  • bantamweights — Plural form of bantamweight.
  • bathylimnetic — (of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
  • benefit match — a sports match organized to raise money for charity, or for a particular player
  • benjamin-bush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
  • betamethasone — a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
  • bharat natyam — a form of Indian classical ballet
  • biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
  • blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
  • blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
  • bohr magneton — a unit that is used to indicate the magnetic moment of the electron structure in an atom, equal to 9.27 × 10 −21 erg/gauss.
  • bowling match — a game of bowls
  • brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
  • brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
  • brinksmanship — the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
  • burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
  • callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
  • camping chair — a chair which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
  • carpetmuncher — Alternative form of carpet muncher.
  • catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
  • catechumenate — Ecclesiastical. a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
  • chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
  • chairmanships — Plural form of chairmanship.
  • chamber organ — a small compact organ used esp for the authentic performance of preclassical music
  • chameleonlike — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
  • championships — Plural form of championship.
  • chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
  • changing room — A changing room is a room where you can change your clothes and usually have a shower, for example at a sports centre.
  • chapman stick — an electronically amplified musical instrument with ten or twelve strings and a fretted neck, which is played by striking the strings against the frets with the fingers
  • chastisements — severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand.
  • checkweighman — a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner's weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined.
  • cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
  • chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
  • chemotaxonomy — the taxonomy of species of organisms based on biochemical characteristics
  • chestnut clam — Astarte (def 2).
  • chimney place — an open hearth.
  • chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
  • chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
  • chiromantical — Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
  • chlamydomonas — a green, fresh water alga of the class Chlorophyceae that is flagellate and made up of a single cell
  • chloromethane — methyl chloride.
  • cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
  • chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
  • chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
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