16-letter words containing r, m, e, t, h
- thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
- thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
- through the mill — a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
- transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
- trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
- trimethylglycine — betaine.
- triphenylmethane — a colorless, crystalline, solid compound containing three benzene rings, C 19 H 16 , from which many dyes are derived.
- tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
- under sb's thumb — If you are under someone's thumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them.
- under the hammer — a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
- undernourishment — If someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.
- unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
- upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
- ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
- valet de chambre — valet (def 1).
- vitamin-enriched — having had vitamins added
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.