15-letter words containing t, h, i, m
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- lethal mutation — a gene that under certain conditions causes the death of an organism.
- like grim death — as if afraid for one's life
- lithium battery — A lithium battery is a type of battery used for low-power, high-reliability, long-life applications, such as clocks, cameras and calculators.
- lithium citrate — a white crystalline solid sometimes used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania. Formula: Li3C6H5O7
- lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
- locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
- logarithmically — In a logarithmic manner.
- lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
- magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
- mahrisch-ostrau — German name of Moravská Ostrava.
- maidenhair tree — ginkgo.
- maidenhair-tree — ginkgo.
- make a habit of — If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often.
- make a hit with — to make a favourable impression on
- make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
- make it hot for — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
- malpighian tube — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
- malpighian tuft — glomerulus (def 2).
- man in the moon — a fancied semblance of a human face in the disk of the full moon, so perceived because of variations in the moon's topography.
- marital therapy — a psychotherapeutic treatment for married couples, who are seen by a therapist both individually and jointly to assist them in resolving various problems related to their marriage.
- masochistically — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
- master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.
- mathematization — The process of mathematizing.
- mechanical twin — a crystalline twin formed by the strain set up by an applied force.
- mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- mechlorethamine — a nitrogen mustard, C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- mental handicap — learning disability
- mental hospital — psychiatric institution
- mephistophelean — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
- mephistophelian — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
- merchant marine — the vessels of a nation that are engaged in commerce.
- merchant prince — a very wealthy or influential merchant.
- merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
- merry christmas — well-wishes for Christmas season
- mesh connection — (in a polyphase system) an arrangement in which the end of each phase is connected to the beginning of the next, forming a ring, each junction being connected to a terminal
- metamathematics — the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of mathematics, as number, function, etc.
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- metamorphosised — Simple past tense and past participle of metamorphosise.
- metamorphosizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metamorphosize.
- metanitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- methamphetamine — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 0 H 1 5 N, used clinically in the treatment of narcolepsy, hyperkinesia, and for blood pressure maintenance in hypotensive states: also widely used as an illicit drug.
- methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.