16-letter words containing a, h, o, l, i
- dephlogisticated — Simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- diethyl carbinol — a colorless, liquid isomer of amyl alcohol, (CH3CH2)2CHOH, used in drugs and as a solvent
- diethyltoluamide — a liquid, C 12 H 17 NO, used as an insect repellent and resin solvent.
- dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
- diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
- diplomatic pouch — a sealed mailbag containing diplomatic correspondence that is sent free of inspection between a foreign office and its diplomatic or consular post abroad or from one such post to another.
- direct-mail shot — the posting of unsolicited sales literature to potential customers' homes or business addresses
- discographically — In terms of discography.
- dishonorableness — The property of being dishonorable.
- dolichocephalism — (medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.
- dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
- duchess of malfi — a tragedy (1614?) by John Webster.
- ecological niche — niche (def 3).
- electrohydraulic — Relating to electrohydraulics.
- electromechanics — the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by either static or magnetic electric charges
- electronic flash — Photography
- electrotherapist — One who administers electrotherapy.
- encephalitogenic — That can cause encephalitis.
- encephalographic — Relating to, or employing encephalography.
- encephalomalacia — (medicine) A localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation.
- epigallocatechin — Gallocatechol.
- epiphenomenalism — (philosophy, psychology, uncountable) The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world.
- episcopal church — an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland and the US
- erythroblastosis — A medical condition in which erythroblasts are abnormally found in the blood.
- eschatologically — In an eschatological manner.
- ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
- ethnocentrically — In an ethnocentric way.
- ethnographically — Regarding the ethnography (of a region).
- exhaust manifold — An exhaust manifold is a heat-resistant tube that connects an engine to an exhaust pipe.
- exponential horn — a horn for the radiation of acoustic or high-frequency electromagnetic waves, of which the cross-sectional area increases exponentially with the length
- fantail goldfish — an artificially bred, hardy variety of goldfish, usually oval-shaped and deep orange or calico, with a deeply cleft, four-lobed tail held in line with the body.
- farmington hills — a city in SE Michigan.
- fast of gedaliah — Tzom Gedaliah.
- flash eliminator — a device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the flash made by the ignited propellant gases
- flash photolysis — the study of photochemical reaction mechanisms in gases by analyzing spectroscopically the reaction products in a gas mixture irradiated with a powerful light flash.
- flight formation — an arrangement of two or more airplanes flying together in a group, usually in a predetermined pattern.
- flight indicator — artificial horizon (def 3).
- flight simulator — a device used in pilot and crew training that provides a cockpit environment and sensations of flight under actual conditions.
- floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
- follicular phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, from onset of menstruation to ovulation.
- fool around with — have casual sex
- fraunhofer lines — a set of dark lines appearing in the continuous emission spectrum of the sun. It is caused by the absorption of light of certain wavelengths coming from the hotter region of the sun by elements in the cooler outer atmosphere
- french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- functional shift — a change in the grammatical function of a word, as in the use of the noun input as a verb or the noun fun as an adjective.
- garlic mushrooms — mushrooms, often pan-fried, cooked with garlic
- general hospital — A general hospital is a hospital that does not specialize in the treatment of particular illnesses or patients.
- geochronological — Of or pertaining to geochronology.
- geomorphological — Of or pertaining to geomorphology.
- glove anesthesia — loss of sensation in the hand