12-letter words containing u, m, a
- gulf of oman — a strait that ultimately links the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf
- gulf of siam — an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina
- gum ammoniac — a brownish-yellow gum resin, having an acrid taste, occurring in tearlike fragments from a plant, Dorema ammoniacum, of western Asia: used in porcelain ceramics and in medicine as an expectorant and counterirritant.
- gum-benjamin — Also called gum benjamin, gum benzoin. a reddish-brown, aromatic balsamic resin occurring in almondlike fragments and having a vanillalike odor, obtained from trees of the genus Styrax, especially S. benzoin, of Java, Sumatra, etc.: used in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics and in medicine internally as an expectorant and externally as an antiseptic.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- half measure — If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value.
- happy medium — a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
- hard-mouthed — of or relating to a horse not sensitive to the pressure of a bit.
- harmoniously — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
- harum-scarum — reckless; rash; irresponsible: He had a harum-scarum youth.
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- haussmannize — to rebuild in a similar fashion as Haussmann rebuilt Paris
- heart murmur — murmur (def 3).
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- helium flash — the explosive burning of helium in the case of a star of low mass that occurs when the core is so dense that the matter has become degenerate. The burning causes a rapid rise in temperature until it is so high that the gas ceases to be degenerate, after which there is a rapid expansion
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- heterogamous — Genetics. having unlike gametes, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to isogamous).
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
- homodynamous — (biology) Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy.
- homologumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- homosexually — In a homosexual way.
- horse manure — horse's excrement
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- housemasters — Plural form of housemaster.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- huffman code — Huffman coding
- human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
- human genome — genetic code of human beings
- human nature — the psychological and social qualities that characterize humankind, especially in contrast with other living things.
- human rights — basic civil freedoms
- human safari — an organized tour that takes tourists to unfamiliar places where they can observe the lifestyle of indigenous or other local people: human safaris to remote tribal communities; a human safari through the slums of Mumbai.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- 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.
- humble plant — sensitive plant (def 1).
- humboldt bay — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in NW California.
- humeral veil — a fringed scarf, usually white and ornamented in the middle, worn over the shoulders by a priest or subdeacon during certain parts of a High Mass.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- humiliations — Plural form of humiliation.
- hunger march — a procession of protest or demonstration by the unemployed
- huntsmanship — The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter.
- hydromedusae — Irregular plural form of hydromedusa.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypothalamus — 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.
- illuminating — to enlighten, as with knowledge.