15-letter words containing t, h, o, m
- countermarching — Present participle of countermarch.
- craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).
- curia rhaetorum — a city in E Switzerland, capital of Graubünden canton. Pop: 32 989 (2000)
- cytophotometers — Plural form of cytophotometer.
- cytophotometric — of or relating to cytophotometry
- dartmouth basic — (language) The original BASIC language, designed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1963. Dartmouth BASIC first ran on a GE 235 [date?] and on an IBM 704 on 1964-05-01. It was designed for quick and easy programming by students and beginners using Dartmouth's experimental time-sharing system. Unlike most later BASIC dialects, Dartmouth BASIC was compiled.
- delsarte method — a theory or system devised by François Delsarte for improving musical and dramatic expression through the mastery of various bodily attitudes and gestures.
- demythification — the act of demythifying
- demythologizing — Present participle of demythologize.
- dendrochemistry — (chemistry) the science, related to dendrochronology, that uses the analysis of trace minerals in tree rings to study air pollution in past times.
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- dermatographism — a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks.
- dermatophytosis — a fungal infection of the skin, esp the feet
- diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
- diaphototropism — growth of a plant or plant part in a direction transverse to that of the light
- dichloromethane — a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. Formula: CH2Cl2
- dichotomisation — Alternative spelling of dichotomization.
- dichotomization — The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification.
- dichotomous key — a key used to identify a plant or animal in which each stage presents descriptions of two distinguishing characters, with a direction to another stage in the key, until the species is identified
- dichotomousness — the quality of being dichotomous
- dithiocarbamate — any salt or ester of dithiocarbamic acid, commonly used as fungicides
- doubting thomas — a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic. John 20:24–29.
- down the middle — If you divide or split something down the middle, you divide or split it into two equal halves or groups.
- durchkomponiert — having a different tune for each section rather than having repeated melodies
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- edriophthalmian — edriophthalmous
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- electrochemical — (chemistry) of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity.
- electromyograph — A device used in electromyography to generate electromyograms.
- electrothermics — the study of electricity and heat, or of electrically generated heat
- eleutheromaniac — Having a passionate mania for freedom.
- enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- ergatandromorph — an ant with the characteristics of both worker and male
- erythema solare — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
- erythromelalgia — A rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked, then become hyperemic and inflamed.
- ethnic minority — an immigrant or racial group regarded by those claiming to speak for the cultural majority as distinct and unassimilated
- ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- exhibition game — In sports, an exhibition game is a game that is not part of a competition, and is played for entertainment or practice, often without any serious effort to win.
- factory chimney — a tall chimney of a factory
- fairy godmother — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godmother.
- faith community — a community of people sharing the same religious faith
- fifth columnist — A fifth columnist is someone who secretly supports and helps the enemies of the country or organization they are in.
- fifth dimension — a theoretical dimension beyond or in addition to a fourth dimension.
- fighter command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, esp against enemy bombers and their escorts during WWII
- fine-tooth comb — a comb having narrow, closely set teeth.
- flannel-mouthed — speaking thickly, as if one's mouth were full of flannel
- for that matter — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
- former prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, Joshua, Judges, I-II Samuel, and I-II Kings