15-letter words containing a, l, f, h

hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
in nothing flat — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
infants' school — kindergarten.
infeasible path — dead code
kaffeeklatscher — a person who participates, especially regularly, in a kaffee klatsch.
kaffeeklatsches — Plural form of kaffeeklatsch.
kirchhoff's law — the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
law of the mean — the theorem that for a function continuous on a closed interval and differentiable on the corresponding open interval, there is a point in the interval such that the difference in functional values at the endpoints is equal to the derivative evaluated at the particular point and multiplied by the difference in the endpoints.
lay of the land — the general state or condition of affairs under consideration; the facts of a situation: We asked a few questions to get the lay of the land.
least killifish — a fish, Heterandria formosa, of coastal swamps from South Carolina to Florida, that feeds on mosquito larvae.
leave the field — to back out of a competition, contest, etc
left-hand drive — A left-hand drive vehicle has the steering wheel on the left side, and is designed to be used in countries where people drive on the right-hand side of the road.
lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
lie of the land — the topography of the land
mahogany family — the plant family Meliaceae, characterized by tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having alternate, pinnate leaves, usually branched clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or leathery capsule, and including the chinaberry, cedars of the genus Cedrela, and mahoganies of the genera Swietenia and Khaya.
malpighian tuft — glomerulus (def 2).
michael faraday — Michael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
mother of pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
mother-of-pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
multnomah falls — a waterfall on Multnomah Creek in NW Oregon, E of Portland. 611 feet (186 meters) high.
not lift a hand — to do nothing; not even try
not the half of — only a small part of
old father time — time personified
on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
photoflood lamp — an incandescent tungsten lamp in which high intensity is obtained by overloading voltage: used in photography, television, etc.
photofluorogram — a recording on photographic film of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination.
phytoflagellate — any microscopic flagellate that is photosynthetic.
pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
pine leaf aphid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
plain of sharon — a plain in W Israel, between the Mediterranean and the hills of Samaria, extending from Haifa to Tel Aviv
plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
potash feldspar — any of the feldspar minerals having the composition KAlSi 3 O 8 , as orthoclase.
propeller shaft — a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller.
public footpath — a footpath along which the public has right of way
ranfurly shield — (in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams
research fellow — A research fellow is a member of an academic institution whose job is to do research.
rheinland-pfalz — German name of Rhineland-Palatinate.
right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
ruffle feathers — to cause upset or offence
saffian leather — leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
schlieffen plan — a plan intended to ensure German victory over a Franco-Russian alliance by holding off Russia with minimal strength and swiftly defeating France by a massive flanking movement through the Low Countries, devised by Alfred, Count von Schlieffen (1833–1913) in 1905
see the last of — to see for the last time
self-abhorrence — a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.
self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
self-banishment — to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
sheffield plate — sheet copper with a cladding of silver.
shelikof strait — a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.
shield of david — a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism.

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