16-letter words containing a, e, n, o, u
- heat of solution — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance dissolves completely in a large volume of solvent
- hemagglutination — the clumping of red blood cells.
- hemopneumothorax — (medicine) pneumothorax and hemothorax occurring together.
- higher education — education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.
- holier-than-thou — obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous.
- home-equity loan — a loan that uses equity in the borrower's home as collateral.
- horsehair fungus — an edible white, striated, umbrella-capped mushroom, Marasmius rotula, commonly found in eastern North America.
- horsehead nebula — a dark nebula in the constellation Orion, composed of opaque cosmic dust and resembling the head of a horse.
- housemaid's knee — inflammation of the bursa over the front of the kneecap.
- housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
- huevos rancheros — a Latin American dish of eggs, usually fried or poached, topped with a spicy tomato sauce and sometimes served on a fried corn tortilla with the addition of vegetables and cheese.
- huffman encoding — Huffman coding
- humanly possible — feasible, practical
- hundred-year-old — of one hundred years of age
- huntington beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- hurricane season — annual cyclone period
- hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- image consultant — imagemaker.
- immunochemically — In an immunochemical way.
- immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
- immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
- immunoregulation — (immunology) The control of immune responses between lymphocytes and macrophages.
- immunoregulatory — Of or pertaining to immunoregulation.
- impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
- in the long haul — in a future time
- in the nature of — essentially the same as; by way of
- inauspiciousness — The state, quality, or condition of being inauspicious or unpropitious; unfavorableness.
- incommensurables — Plural form of incommensurable.
- inconsequentials — Plural form of inconsequential.
- indian liquorice — a woody leguminous climbing plant, Abrus precatorius, native to tropical Asia and naturalized elsewhere, having scarlet black-spotted poisonous seeds, used as beads, and roots used as a substitute for liquorice
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- infant education — (in England and Wales) education provided for children at infant schools
- inharmoniousness — The quality of being inharmonious.
- inmos transputer — transputer
- institutionalise — Alternative spelling of institutionalize.
- institutionalize — to make institutional.
- insulin reaction — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
- insurance broker — person who sells insurance policies
- insurance policy — contract that insures sth
- intentional foul — a foul deliberately committed by a defensive player to stop play, tactically conceding the penalty of having the fouled player attempt the awarded foul shots in return for possession of the ball.
- interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
- intercommunicate — to communicate mutually, as people.
- interim accounts — accounts published in the course of the financial year
- internal auditor — a person who carries out an internal audit
- intramolecularly — In an intramolecular manner; within a molecule.
- intraocular lens — a plastic lens implanted surgically to replace the eye's natural crystalline lens, usually because the natural lens has developed a cataract.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- italian vermouth — sweet vermouth