12-letter words containing r, m, e, t, h
- heteromorphy — (biology) The state or quality of being heteromorphic; heteromorphism.
- heteronomous — subject to or involving different laws.
- heteronymous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym.
- heterosexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heterotherms — Plural form of heterotherm.
- heterothermy — The possession of characteristics of both poikilothermy and homeothermy.
- hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- hit the mark — to achieve one's aim; be successful in one's attempt
- home country — the country a person comes from
- home stretch — final stages: of race or journey
- home teacher — private tutor
- home theater — big-screen TV setup
- homeotherapy — therapy for a disease by means of an agent that is similar to but not identical with the causative agent of the disease.
- homeothermal — homoiothermal.
- homeothermic — (biology, of an, animal) Capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.
- homescreetch — a mistle thrush
- homesteaders — Plural form of homesteader.
- homo erectus — an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face.
- homoiotherms — Plural form of homoiotherm.
- homoiothermy — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- homothermous — (biology) warm-blooded.
- 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.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- hot-tempered — easily angered; short-tempered.
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- housemasters — Plural form of housemaster.
- housemothers — Plural form of housemother.
- human nature — the psychological and social qualities that characterize humankind, especially in contrast with other living things.
- 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.
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hymenopteran — hymenopterous.
- hymenopteron — hymenopteran.
- hypermarkets — Plural form of hypermarket.
- hypermetropy — Dated form of hypermetropia.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- hyperthermal — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
- hyperthermia — Pathology. abnormally high fever.
- hyperthermic — Having a very high body temperature.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hysterectomy — excision of the uterus.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- idea hamster — a person who is employed as a source of new ideas
- idiothermous — warm-blooded
- in the frame — If someone is in the frame for something such as a job or position, they are being considered for it.
- inkhorn term — an obscure, affectedly or ostentatiously erudite borrowing from another language, especially Latin or Greek.
- intermeshing — That mesh between one another.