16-letter words containing a, u, t, h, e, n
- growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
- guy fawkes night — In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Guy Fawkes Night is often referred to as 'Bonfire Night'.
- hanseatic league — a medieval league of towns of northern Germany and adjacent countries for the promotion and protection of commerce.
- has the x nature — (From Zen Buddhist koans of the form "Does an X have the Buddha-nature?") Common hacker construction for "is an X", used for humorous emphasis. "Anyone who can't even use a program with on-screen help embedded in it truly has the loser nature!" See also the X that can be Y is not the true X.
- headhunting firm — a recruiting agency
- health education — education that aims to give people the information they need to live healthily
- health insurance — insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization.
- health-conscious — having an active interest in one's health
- heat of solution — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance dissolves completely in a large volume of solvent
- hemagglutinating — That causes hemagglutination.
- 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.
- housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
- huntington beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- hydrated alumina — a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, Al(OH) 3 or Al 2 O 3 ⋅3H 2 O, obtained chiefly from bauxite: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, and printing inks, in dyeing, and in medicine as an antacid and in the treatment of ulcers.
- hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
- hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
- in the long haul — in a future time
- in the nature of — essentially the same as; by way of
- inexhaustibility — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- inextinguishable — not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.
- inextinguishably — In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
- interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
- intrapreneurship — The practice of applying entrepreneurial skills and approaches within an established company.
- italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- make the running — If someone is making the running in a situation, they are more active than the other people involved.
- man of the house — the male head of a household.
- many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
- mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong
- merchant account — A merchant account is a type of bank account that allows a company to accept credit cards.
- mesembryanthemum — any of various chiefly Old World plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having thick, fleshy leaves and often showy flowers.
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- mount erymanthus — a mountain in SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese. Height: 2224 m (7297 ft)
- natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
- near the knuckle — risqué
- neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
- neuroarthropathy — (medicine) Any disease of a joint that is associated with a disease of the nervous system.
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.