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12-letter words containing r, h, e, m, i

  • stretch mill — a mill for rolling and stretching seamless tubes, the rolls of each successive stand operating more quickly than those of the preceding.
  • summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
  • telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
  • tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
  • thames river — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
  • the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
  • the military — the armed services (esp the army)
  • the-american — a novel (1877) by Henry James.
  • theatromania — an abnormal fondness or mania for the theatre
  • theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
  • theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
  • thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
  • thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
  • thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
  • thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
  • thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
  • thermometric — an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts, or rises and falls, with temperature changes, the temperature being read where the top of the column coincides with a calibrated scale marked on the tube or its frame.
  • thermomotive — pertaining to motion produced by heat.
  • thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
  • thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
  • thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • thermotropic — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
  • thimbleberry — any of several American raspberries bearing a thimble-shaped fruit, especially the black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.
  • third market — a market established by the London Stock Exchange in 1987 to trade in shares in companies required to provide less detailed information than that required by the main market or the unlisted securities market
  • third stream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
  • tiger mother — a strict mother, especially an East Asian, who demands academic excellence and obedience from her children.
  • timber hitch — a knot used for tying a rope round a spar, log, etc, for haulage
  • timber right — ownership of standing timber with no rights to the land.
  • timber-hitch — to fasten by means of a timber hitch.
  • time charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified period
  • time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
  • time-honored — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
  • time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
  • tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
  • trichotomize — to divide into three parts or categories
  • trimethoprim — a synthetic crystalline compound, C 11 H 18 N 4 O 3 , usually combined with a sulfonamide as an antibiotic preparation in the treatment of urinary tract infections and pneumocystis pneumonia.
  • trimethylene — cyclopropane.
  • trimmer arch — an arch, usually of brick and in the form of half of a segmental arch, between a chimney and a header in a floor structure to support a hearth.
  • triple rhyme — a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme) as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme) as in fortunate, importunate.
  • trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
  • trondhjemite — a coarse-grained igneous rock composed of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and a small amount of biotite.
  • unbesmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
  • unharmonized — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
  • villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
  • von stroheim — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
  • watermanship — the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
  • weisenheimer — a wiseacre or smart aleck.
  • what is more — moreover, in addition
  • whigmaleerie — a whim; notion.
  • whimperingly — In a whimpering way.
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