14-letter words containing s, t, a, m
- 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.
- heating system — a system that provides heat to a building or number of buildings
- hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
- hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
- hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
- histoplasmosis — an infectious disease of the reticuloendothelial system, caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum and characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- hold to ransom — to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received
- holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
- holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
- homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
- homotransplant — allograft.
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
- housing market — property trade
- human interest — a quality of a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, that engages attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humane studies — educational subjects or courses, or texts, that are, or were historically, considered to have a civilizing influence on those who read or studied them
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- huntsman's-cup — a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- hypopotassemia — hypokalemia.
- hypothalamus's — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
- ice-cream suit — a man's lightweight summer suit of white or a finely striped or solid pastel color.
- immaculateness — The characteristic of being immaculate; spotlessness.
- immaterializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immaterialize.
- immaterialness — The state of being immaterial; immateriality.
- immiserisation — the process of immiserising
- immiserization — the process of immiserizing
- immobilisation — Alternative spelling of immobilization.
- immoderateness — The quality of being immoderate, lack of moderation or temperance.
- immunostaining — (uncountable, immunology) Any of several staining techniques that are used to detect specific proteins.
- impassionately — filled with passion; impassioned.
- imperativeness — absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- impersonations — Plural form of impersonation.
- implausibility — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- improvisations — Plural form of improvisation.
- improvisatrice — Female improvisatore.
- improvvisatore — an improvisator, especially a person who extemporizes verse.
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.