12-letter words containing t, h, o, m
- clothes moth — any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- come home to — to become absolutely clear to
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- come to hand — to become available; be received
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- common touch — the ability to communicate with, appeal to, or inspire ordinary people.
- commonwealth — The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.
- compost heap — an outdoor pile of compostabale material that degrades into compost
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- cosmochemist — a student of cosmochemistry
- cotton mouth — a venomous snake, Agkistrodon (Ancistrodon) piscivorus, of swamps in southeastern U.S., that grows to about 4 feet (1.2 meters).
- cottonmouths — Plural form of cottonmouth.
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- cryptorchism — failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
- custom house — a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry
- customhouses — Plural form of customhouse.
- customs shed — a large building in which customs officers carry out customs inspections
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- demolishment — to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
- dephlegmator — an apparatus used for dephlegmation
- dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin
- dethronement — to remove from a throne; depose.
- 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
- diazomethane — a yellow odourless explosive gas, used as a methylating agent. Formula: CH2:N:N
- dichotomised — Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomise.
- dichotomized — Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomize Having been divided into dichotomous parts.
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- doomwatching — the act of watching the environment to warn of and prevent harm
- drinker moth — a large yellowish-brown bombycid eggar moth, Philudoria potatoria, having a stout hairy body, the larvae of which drink dew and feed on grasses
- dyotheletism — the teaching that Christ had both a divine will and a human will
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- earth almond — chufa.
- earth mother — the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.
- earth tremor — a relatively small or short-lived movement of the earth's surface caused by the same forces that produce earthquakes
- earth-mother — the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- emerald moth — any of various green geometrid moths, esp the large emerald (Geometra papilionaria) a handsome pale green moth with white wavy markings
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- endothelioma — Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.
- 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.
- enthronement — The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.