14-letter words containing s, o, m, a, e
- haematogenesis — (physiology) The origin and development of blood.
- haematophagous — (of certain animals) feeding on blood
- haematopoiesis — Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis.
- half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
- hamito-semitic — denoting or belonging to this family of languages
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
- harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
- harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
- have a stomack — to be pregnant
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
- hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
- heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
- hexosaminidase — the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides
- hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
- holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
- holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- home and hosed — definitely safe or successful
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
- homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- horse mackerel — bluefin tuna.
- horsehair worm — any long, slender worm of the phylum Nematomorpha, developing parasitically on insects and crustaceans, and free-living as adults in streams and ponds.
- household name — a person or thing that is very well known
- housing market — property trade
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
- hypernephromas — Plural form of hypernephroma.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- hypopotassemia — hypokalemia.
- iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
- ice-cream soda — An ice-cream soda is a dessert made from ice cream, fruit-flavoured syrup, and soda water. It is usually served in a tall glass.
- immiserisation — the process of immiserising
- immiserization — the process of immiserizing
- immoderateness — The quality of being immoderate, lack of moderation or temperance.
- impassionately — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.