14-letter words containing o, h, m
- barrier method — Barrier methods of contraception involve the use of condoms, diaphragms, or other devices that physically prevent the sperm from reaching the egg.
- bayes' theorem — the fundamental result which expresses the conditional probability P(E/A) of an event E given an event A as P(A/E).P(E)/P(A); more generally, where En is one of a set of values Ei which partition the sample space, P(En/A) = P(A/En)P(En)/Σ P(A/Ei)P(Ei). This enables prior estimates of probability to be continually revised in the light of observations
- beach wormwood — a composite plant, Artemisia stellerana, having yellow flowers and deeply lobed leaves covered with dense white fuzz.
- beclomethasone — a potent synthetic corticosteroid, C 28 H 37 ClO 7 , prepared as an inhalant in the treatment of bronchial asthma.
- bermuda shorts — close-fitting shorts that come down to the knees
- big brotherism — paternalistic authoritarianism that seeks to supply the needs and regulate the conduct of people.
- biogeochemical — of or relating to biogeochemistry
- biomathematics — the study of the application of mathematics to biology
- bishop's mitre — a European heteropterous bug, Aelia acuminata, whose larvae are a pest of cereal grasses: family Pentatomidae
- board chairman — the chairman of the board of a company, etc
- body mechanics — body exercises that are intended to improve one's posture, stamina, poise, etc.
- boring machine — a machine that bores holes, tunnels, etc
- bottom fishing — investing in low-priced shares that show prospects of recovery or in shares that are low-priced because of a general market decline in the hope of making a profit
- bowstring hemp — a hemplike fibre obtained from the sansevieria
- break the mold — If you say that someone breaks the mold, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.
- bring sth home — To bring something home to someone means to make them understand how important or serious it is.
- browntail moth — kind of moth
- buteyko method — a breath control technique used to prevent hyperventilation and treat asthma without drugs
- café macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- cahokia mounds — the largest group of prehistoric Indian earthworks in the US, located northeast of East St Louis
- calendar month — A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year.
- campeachy wood — wood from the Central American tree Haematoxylon campechianum
- camphor laurel — an Australian name for the camphor tree, now occurring in the wild in parts of Australia
- camphoric acid — a whitish crystallizable substance derived from the oxidization of camphor, used in solution in medicine as an antiseptic. Formula: C10H16O4
- canada hemlock — a hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, of eastern North America, having horizontal branches that often droop to the ground: the state tree of Pennsylvania.
- cardiomyopathy — a disease of the heart muscle usually caused by a biochemical defect or a toxin such as alcohol
- carpenter moth — any of various large moths of the family Cossidae, the larvae of which bore beneath and cause damage to tree bark
- casement cloth — a sheer fabric made of a variety of fibers, used for window curtains and as backing for heavy drapery or decorative fabrics.
- cephalhematoma — Alt form cephalohematoma.
- cephalometrics — The measurement and analysis of the craniofacial area, especially as an aid to dental or orthodontic procedures.
- champagne cork — a cork used in a champagne bottle
- check-out time — the time by which one has to check out of a hotel
- chemical toner — toner (def 4).
- chemical-toner — a person or thing that tones.
- chemoautotroph — an organism that obtains energy through chemoautotrophy
- chemoreception — the response of a chemoreceptor to chemical stimuli
- chemoreceptive — responsive to chemical stimuli
- chemoreceptors — Plural form of chemoreceptor.
- chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
- chemosterilize — to sterilize (insects or other animals) with a chemosterilant.
- chemosynthesis — the formation of organic material by certain bacteria using energy derived from simple chemical reactions
- chemosynthetic — That utilizes chemosynthesis.
- chemotaxonomic — of or relating to chemotaxonomy
- chemotherapies — Plural form of chemotherapy.
- chemotherapist — One who administers chemotherapy.
- cherry blossom — the blossom of any of various spring-blooming cherries, prized for their beauty
- child molester — someone who sexually violates a child, esp someone legally convicted of this
- chimney corner — a recess that contains a seat in a large open fireplace; inglenook
- china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
- chinook salmon — a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fish