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18-letter words containing a, n, t, h, o, l

  • phantom withdrawal — the unauthorized removal of funds from a bank account using an automated teller machine
  • philharmonic pitch — a standard of pitch in which A above middle C is established at 440 vibrations per second.
  • phosphatidylserine — any of a class of phospholipids occurring in biological membranes and fats
  • physical education — systematic instruction in sports, exercises, and hygiene given as part of a school or college program.
  • physical inventory — To carry out a physical inventory is to count all the stock on hand.
  • phytohemagglutinin — a lectin, obtained from the red kidney bean, that binds to the membranes of T cells and stimulates metabolic activity, cell division, etc.
  • planned parenthood — an organization that gives out information on the planning of the number and spacing of the births of one's children, as through the use of birth-control measures
  • policeman's helmet — a Himalayan balsaminaceous plant, Impatiens glandulifera, with large purplish-pink flowers, introduced into Britain
  • psychogalvanometer — a type of galvanometer for detecting and measuring psychogalvanic currents.
  • random walk theory — the theory that the future movement of share prices does not reflect past movements and therefore will not follow a discernible pattern
  • residential school — (in Canada) a boarding school maintained by the Canadian government for Indian and Inuit children from sparsely populated settlements
  • reverse angle shot — Movies. reverse shot.
  • rhode island white — one of a dual-purpose American breed of chickens having white feathers and a rose comb.
  • root canal therapy — endodontics.
  • rotary clothesline — an apparatus of radiating spokes that support lines on which clothes are hung to dry
  • seagate technology — (company)   A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. They changed the name to Seagate Technology soon after to avoid confusion, and also to avoid friction with Xerox, which had since purchased Alan's earlier company, Shugart Associates. Address: 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA. Fax: +1 (408) 438 3320.
  • segmental phonemes — phonemes consisting of sound segments; hence, the vowel, consonant, and semivowel sounds of a language
  • shugart technology — Seagate Technology
  • sindbad the sailor — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), a wealthy citizen of Baghdad who relates the adventures of his seven wonderful voyages.
  • slow on the uptake — slow to understand or learn
  • sociotechnological — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and technological factors.
  • soft touch sealing — Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank, with characteristics designed for softness, used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated.
  • solid-fuel heating — heating that uses solid fuel, such as coal or coke
  • southampton island — an island in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories at the entrance to Hudson Bay. 19,100 sq. mi. (49,470 sq. km).
  • stinking chamomile — mayweed.
  • store launch event — A store launch event is a special event, which publicizes the opening of a new store and at which discounts and free samples may be offered.
  • strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
  • sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
  • take it on the lam — a hasty escape; flight.
  • teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
  • technical knockout — the termination of a bout by the referee when it is the judgment of the attending physician, a boxer's seconds, or the referee that a boxer cannot continue fighting without sustaining severe or disabling injury. Abbreviation: TKO, T.K.O.
  • telephone exchange — a telecommunications facility to which subscribers' telephones connect, that switches calls among subscribers or to other exchanges for further routing.
  • tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
  • the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
  • the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
  • the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
  • the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
  • the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
  • the internationale — a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France
  • the magnolia state — a nickname referring to Mississippi
  • the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
  • the south atlantic — the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies to the south of the equator
  • the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
  • thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
  • thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
  • thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
  • thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
  • to a grinding halt — If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
  • to find fault with — If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
  • to lay it on thick — If someone is laying it on thick or is laying it on, they are exaggerating a statement, experience, or emotion in order to try to impress people.
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