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12-letter words containing a, m, l, t, h, e

  • mesothelioma — a malignant tumor of the covering of the lung or the lining of the pleural and abdominal cavities, often associated with exposure to asbestos.
  • metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
  • metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
  • metallophone — any musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of metal bars that may either be struck by hammers operated manually or played with a keyboard.
  • metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • metathetical — (linguistics) exhibiting metathesis.
  • methacrylate — an ester or salt derived from methacrylic acid.
  • methaqualone — a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C 1 6 H 1 4 N 2 O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
  • methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
  • methohexital — a barbiturate anesthetic, used in its sodium form, C 1 4 H 1 7 N 2 NaO 3 , for induction of general anesthesia or for anesthesia of short duration.
  • middle watch — the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
  • mole-catcher — someone or something who catches, traps, or kills moles
  • multichannel — Employing or possessing many television or communications channels.
  • multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
  • myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
  • needle match — a bitterly fought contest between two competitors or teams who bear each other a grudge
  • nomothetical — Nomothetic.
  • nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
  • pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
  • phentolamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 3 O, used to reduce hypertensive states caused by a catecholamine excess, as in the treatment of pheochromocytoma.
  • photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
  • phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
  • rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
  • rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
  • saint-mihiel — a town in NE France, on the Meuse River, NW of Nancy: captured by American forces 1918.
  • schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
  • shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
  • slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
  • slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
  • smallclothes — men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries
  • space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
  • stately home — a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.
  • steam shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
  • steam-shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
  • stenothermal — (of animals or plants) able to exist only within a narrow range of temperature
  • storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
  • telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
  • thalassaemia — a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin
  • thalassaemic — a person who has the blood disorder thalassaemia
  • the almighty — God
  • the mainland — a particular landmass as viewed from a nearby island with which it has close links, such as Great Britain as viewed from Northern Ireland or continental Australia as viewed from Tasmania
  • the midlands — the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries
  • the military — the armed services (esp the army)
  • the old adam — the evil supposedly inherent in human nature
  • the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
  • thematically — of or relating to a theme.
  • thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
  • thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
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