15-letter words containing a, e, n, o, u
- heat-conducting — able to conduct heat or whose function is to conduct heat
- heat-conduction — the transfer of thermal energy between molecules
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- home automation — the control of domestic appliances by electronically controlled systems
- homing guidance — a method of missile guidance in which internal equipment enables it to steer itself onto the target, as by sensing the target's heat radiation
- horse-and-buggy — of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
- house physician — a house officer working in a medical as opposed to a surgical discipline
- housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
- how do you mean — If you say 'How do you mean?' to someone, you are asking them to explain or give more details of what they have just said.
- hubble constant — the ratio of the recessional velocity of galaxies to their distance from the sun, with current measurements of its value ranging from 50 to 100 km/sec per megaparsec.
- human geography — the study of the interaction between human beings and their environment in particular places and across spatial areas.
- human megaphone — the technique of using a crowd of people to repeat a speaker's words in unison
- human relations — the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees.
- human resources — (used with a plural verb) people, especially the personnel employed by a given company, institution, or the like.
- hump one's swag — (of a tramp) to carry one's belongings from place to place on one's back
- hunting leopard — the cheetah.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- hypoalbuminemia — an abnormally small quantity of albumin in the blood.
- hypoinsulinemia — (medicine) An abnormally low level of insulin in the blood.
- ibero-maurusian — of or relating to an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa that preceded the Capsian culture and was once erroneously thought to have originated in southwestern Europe; characterized by the use of backed bladelets, occupation of the maritime plain, and the hunting of the Barbary sheep.
- image-conscious — concerned about the way one comes across to other people and the impression one creates
- immunoadsorbent — immunosorbent.
- immunoassayable — Suitable for immunoassay.
- immunoreactions — Plural form of immunoreaction.
- importunateness — Quality of being importunate.
- in some measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- in your dreams! — You say `In your dreams!' when you think that what someone wants is never going to happen or be true.
- incapaciousness — the quality of not having (sufficiently) great capacity
- incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- incommunicative — not communicative; reserved; uncommunicative.
- inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
- inertial fusion — a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature
- instantaneously — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- instrumentation — the arranging of music for instruments, especially for an orchestra.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- insurrectionary — of, relating to, or of the nature of insurrection.
- interfoliaceous — situated between leaves, especially opposite leaves.
- interjaculatory — expressed by interjaculating
- intermodulation — the production in an electrical device of frequencies that are the sums or differences of frequencies of different inputs or of their harmonics.
- interpopulation — Between populations.
- involuntariness — The state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.
- je ne sais quoi — an indefinable, elusive quality, especially a pleasing one: She has a certain je ne sais quoi that charms everybody.
- jerusalem thorn — See under Christ's-thorn.
- joint favourite — one of two or more competitors in a race or contest that are considered equally likely to win
- journal bearing — a plain cylindrical bearing to support a shaft or axle
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.