12-letter words containing s, h, m, a, t
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- christianism — the beliefs and practices of Christians.
- chromaticism — the use of chromatic tones.
- chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- clapham sect — a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- compost heap — an outdoor pile of compostabale material that degrades into compost
- craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
- crash helmet — A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- death camass — any liliaceous plant of the genus Zygadenus (or Zigadenus), of the western US, that is poisonous to livestock, esp sheep
- deathmatches — Plural form of deathmatch.
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- dithyrambist — a writer or performer of dithyrambs
- duncan smith — (George) Iain. born 1954, British politician; leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03); secretary of state for work and pensions (2010–2016)
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- dysrhythmias — Plural form of dysrhythmia.
- earth summit — a summit conference of 100 or more earth leaders debating global environmental and development issues, specifically the summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, but the term is also applied e.g. to a projected similar event in 2012
- enchantments — Plural form of enchantment.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- enhancements — An increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent.
- enophthalmos — The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- esophagotomy — (surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
- exophthalmos — Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball or eyeballs.
- exophthalmus — Alt form exophthalmos.
- fathomlessly — In a fathomless manner.
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- from scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
- gametophytes — Plural form of gametophyte.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
- gnathostomes — Plural form of gnathostome.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- granny smith — a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- haematemesis — Alternative spelling of hematemesis.
- haematoblast — any of the undifferentiated cells in the bone marrow that develop into blood cells
- haematolyses — Plural form of haematolysis.
- haematolysis — Haemolysis.
- hamantaschen — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
- hamarthritis — a swollen and painful condition that can affect all the joints
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.