14-letter words containing a, g, h, o
- hydrologically — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
- hyperoxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
- hypophalangism — the condition of having fewer than the normal number of phalanges per finger or toe.
- ichthyological — Of or pertaining to ichthyology. Adjective form of ichthyology.
- ichthyophagist — a person who eats or subsists on fish.
- ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
- island-hopping — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
- laryngopharynx — the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- law of thought — any of the three basic laws of traditional logic: the law of contradiction, the law of excluded middle, and the law of identity.
- legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- lichenological — relating to lichenology
- light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- lithographical — Of or pertaining to lithography.
- lithologically — From a lithological point of view.
- longleat house — an Elizabethan mansion near Warminster in Wiltshire, built (from 1568) by Robert Smythson for Sir John Thynne; the grounds, landscaped by Capability Brown, now contain a famous safari park
- longshorewoman — a woman employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
- lothian region — a former local government region in SE central Scotland, formed in 1975 from East Lothian, most of Midlothian, and West Lothian; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, and Edinburgh
- louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
- low-angle shot — a shot taken with the camera placed in a position below and pointing upward at the subject.
- lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
- lu-wang school — School of Mind.
- lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
- lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
- magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- magnetic epoch — a geologically long period of time during which the magnetic field of the earth retains the same polarity. The magnetic field may reverse during such a period for a geologically short period of time (a magnetic event)
- magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
- magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- marathon group — an encounter group that meets for an extended period of time, as eight hours to a week, in the belief that the resultant intensity and intimacy will lead to a more open expression of feelings.
- marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
- mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
- megalocephalic — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
- megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
- megatechnology — high technology that is developing rapidly
- metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
- metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- methaemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- methodological — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.