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15-letter words containing a, d, h, o

  • a heart of gold — If you say that someone has a heart of gold, you are emphasizing that they are very good and kind to other people.
  • acetophenetidin — phenacetin
  • acetyl chloride — a colourless pungent liquid used as an acetylating agent. Formula: CH3COCl
  • achilles tendon — Your Achilles tendon or your Achilles is the tendon inside the back of your leg just above your heel.
  • active hydrogen — hydrogen in the form of single atoms, rather than molecules, which makes it extremely reactive.
  • activity method — a type of teaching in which students acquire knowledge and understanding by participating in a set of specially designed activities, rather than by passively listening to a teacher
  • adenohypophysis — the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
  • adhesive factor — the ratio of the force that can be exerted on driving wheels with full traction to the weight on the driving wheels, usually expressed as a percentage.
  • admiralty cloth — melton cloth, used for coats and jackets, especially for the naval service.
  • admiralty house — the official residence of the Governor General of Australia, in Sydney
  • alder buckthorn — a Eurasian rhamnaceous shrub, Frangula alnus, with small greenish flowers and black berry-like fruits
  • algaroth powder — antimony oxychloride.
  • all of a doodah — excited; agitated
  • almighty dollar — money regarded as a major goal in life or as the basis of power: Love of the almighty dollar has ruined many people.
  • alpha and omega — the first and last, a phrase used in Revelation 1:8 to signify God's eternity
  • alpha radiation — alpha particles emitted from a radioactive isotope
  • ambassadorships — Plural form of ambassadorship.
  • amphiarthrodial — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
  • andrographolide — (organic compound) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers.
  • answer the door — When you answer the door, you go and open the door because a visitor has knocked on it or rung the bell.
  • anthony vandykeSir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
  • antiaphrodisiac — something that represses sexual desire
  • aphrodite terra — a large plateau region that stretches approximately halfway around the middle latitude of Venus.
  • approved school — In Britain in the past, an approved school was a boarding school where young people could be sent to stay if they had been found guilty of a crime.
  • arc de triomphe — the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836
  • around the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
  • around the horn — (thrown) from third base to second to first in trying for a double play
  • at death's door — If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill indeed and likely to die.
  • at the hands of — If someone experiences a particular kind of treatment, especially unpleasant treatment, at the hands of a person or organization, they receive it from them.
  • autoradiographs — Plural form of autoradiograph.
  • autoradiography — the technique or process of making autoradiographs.
  • autoschediastic — offhand, with little forethought or preparation
  • baconian method — induction (def 4a).
  • bad housekeeper — a person who is not an efficient and thrifty domestic manager
  • bag on the side — An extension to an established hack that is supposed to add some functionality to the original. Usually derogatory, implying that the original was being overextended and should have been thrown away, and the new product is ugly, inelegant, or bloated. Also "to hang a bag on the side [of]". "C++? That's just a bag on the side of C." "They want me to hang a bag on the side of the accounting system."
  • barium chloride — a poisonous compound, BaCl2, consisting of flat white crystals that are soluble in water: it is used to treat water, metals, leather, etc.
  • beach goldenrod — a composite plant, Solidago sempervirens, of eastern and southern North America, having a thick stem and large, branched, one-sided terminal clusters of yellow flowers, flourishing on sea beaches or salt marshes.
  • beat the bounds — (formerly) to define the boundaries of a parish by making a procession around them and hitting the ground with rods
  • bedsheet ballot — a very long, involved paper ballot
  • benzal chloride — a colorless, oily liquid, C 7 H 6 Cl 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of benzaldehyde, and in the manufacture of dyes.
  • beyond the pale — If you think that someone's actions or behaviour are not acceptable, you can say that they are beyond the pale.
  • bishop auckland — a town in N England, in central Durham: seat of the bishops of Durham since the 12th century: light industries. Pop: 24 764 (2001)
  • black horehound — a hairy unpleasant-smelling chiefly Mediterranean plant, Ballota nigra, having clusters of purple flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
  • board of health — an agency with responsibility for health in state, country, etc
  • boarding school — A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term. Compare day school.
  • boating holiday — a holiday spent sailing or travelling in a canal boat, cruiser, etc
  • bread and honey — money
  • break the mould — If you say that someone breaks the mould, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.
  • bring to a head — to bring or be brought to a crisis
  • bullnose header — bull header (def 1).

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