12-letter words containing t, i, m, n
- geomagnetist — someone who studies, or is an expert in, geomagnetism
- geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
- german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
- germinations — Plural form of germination.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course has more gates and is longer and steeper than that in a regular slalom.
- gigantomachy — (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- gingivectomy — surgical removal of gum tissue.
- goldsmithing — The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
- granny smith — a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.
- gymnosophist — one of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- habilimented — Clothed.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
- harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- helmet liner — a soft or padded lining for a helmet.
- hemangiomata — See under angioma.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hemstitching — Present participle of hemstitch.
- hereditament — any inheritable estate or interest in property.
- hermeneutics — the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- hit and miss — unpredictable, unreliable
- hit-and-miss — sometimes successful or rewarding and sometimes not.
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- hominization — the evolution of the human traits that set the genus Homo apart from its primate ancestors.
- hominy grits — grits (def 1).
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- homologation — to approve; confirm or ratify.
- homoromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- human rights — basic civil freedoms
- humanisation — Alternative form of humanization.
- humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- humanization — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humification — the formation of humus.