16-letter words containing e, t, h, n, o, i
- in the short run — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- in the spotlight — prominently featured
- in the throes of — If you are in the throes of doing or experiencing something, especially something difficult, you are busy doing it or are deeply involved in it.
- in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
- indian meal moth — a small pyralid moth, Plodia interpunctella, whose larvae are an important pest of stored cereals.
- inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
- intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
- interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
- into the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
- javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
- john the baptist — the forerunner and baptizer of Jesus. Matt. 3.
- john wheelwright — John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
- king of the hill — a game in which each player attempts to climb to the top of some point, as a mound of earth, and to prevent all others from pushing or pulling him or her off the top.
- lethal injection — dose of deadly chemical into a vein
- lightbulb moment — a moment of sudden inspiration, revelation, or recognition
- lighthouse point — a city in NW Florida.
- lightning stroke — a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
- lily-of-the-nile — a plant, Agapanthus africanus, of the amaryllis family, native to Africa, having large umbels of blue flowers.
- limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
- limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
- live on the edge — take risks
- long-established — having a long history; old
- lose one's shirt — a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- machine operator — someone who operates mechanical equipment
- magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- memoria technica — a method or device for assisting the memory
- menometrorrhagia — (pathology) Excessive uterine bleeding occurring outside of the normal menstrual period.
- metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
- methylene iodide — a yellow liquid, CH 2 I 2 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used for the separation of mixtures of minerals and in organic synthesis.
- methylthioninium — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The heterocyclic cation 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium, that is the basis of methylene blue.
- mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
- modern synthesis — a consolidation of the results of various lines of investigation from the 1920s through the 1950s that supported and reconciled the Darwinian theory of evolution and the Mendelian laws of inheritance in terms of natural selection acting on genetic variation.
- monoethanolamine — Monoethanolamine is an amino acid used as a surfactant (= a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid and allows it to foam or penetrate solids).
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- mos technologies — MOS Technology
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- muskegon heights — a city in W Michigan, on Lake Michigan.
- nanotechnologies — Plural form of nanotechnology.
- nanotechnologist — Someone who does research into nanotechnology; someone studying things on the scale of nanometers.
- narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs