12-letter words containing a, m, l, t, h
- in mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- inhalatorium — a room or building in which vapours are breathed in
- inthrallment — Obsolete spelling of enthrallment.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- klamath weed — the St.-John's-wort, Hypericum perforatum.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lachrymatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lady's-thumb — a smartweed, Polygonum persicaria, of the buckwheat family, having pink or purplish flowers and lance-shaped leaves with a spot resembling a thumbprint.
- lambeth walk — a spirited ballroom dance popular, especially in England, in the late 1930s.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- mapplethorpe — Robert, 1946–89, U.S. photographer.
- marshalltown — a city in central Iowa.
- mathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- matopo hills — the granite hills south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Cecil Rhodes chose to be buried
- matriarchial — Characteristic of or pertaining to a matriarchy. Alternative form of matriarchal.
- meet halfway — to compromise with
- megalecithal — having a large amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- merchantable — marketable: merchantable war-surplus goods.
- mergenthaler — Ottmar [ot-mahr;; German awt-mahr] /ˈɒt mɑr;; German ˈɔt mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1854–99, U.S. inventor of the Linotype, born in Germany.
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- 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
- monothalamic — having a sole cavity or compartment
- motor launch — a small naval vessel that chases submarines, etc
- multichannel — Employing or possessing many television or communications channels.