15-letter words containing g, e, h, l
- inguinal hernia — a common type of hernia in which a loop of the intestine protrudes directly through a weak area of the abdominal wall in the groin region.
- ingush republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: part of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Republic from 1936 until 1992. Capital: Magas (formerly at Nazran). Pop: 468 900 (2002). Area: 3600 sq km (1390 sq miles)
- inhomogeneously — lack of homogeneity.
- insight-fulness — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- interchangeable — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- interchangeably — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- interphalangeal — Between phalanges, as with an interphalangeal joint.
- keyhole surgery — operation done by laparoscopy
- kinesthesiology — The medical and therapeutic study of the movement of muscles and joints.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- label switching — (networking) A routing technique that uses information from existing IP routing protocols to identify IP datagrams with labels and forwards them to a modified switch or router, which then uses the labels to switch the datagrams through the network. Label switching combines the best attributes of data link layer (layer two) switching (as in ATM and Frame Relay) with the best attributes of network layer (layer three) routing (as in IP). Prior to the formation of the MPLS Working Group in 1997, a number of vendors had announced and/or implemented proprietary label switching.
- labour shortage — a shortage or insufficiency of qualified candidates for employment (in an economy, country, etc)
- lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
- langston hughes — Charles Evans, 1862–1948, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1930–41.
- language school — A language school is a private school where a foreign language is taught.
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
- las vegas night — an evening of casino-style gambling, usually sponsored by a charitable, religious, or other fund-raising organization.
- laser machining — Laser machining is a process in which material is removed from a surface using light from a laser.
- legion of honor — a French order of distinction instituted in 1802 by Napoleon with membership being granted for meritorious civil or military services.
- length over all — Nautical. the entire length of a vessel, measured from the foremost point of the bow to the aftermost point of the stern.
- lexicographical — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
- light and shade — If you say that there is light and shade in something such as a performance, you mean you like it because different parts of it are different in tone or mood.
- light artillery — guns and howitzers of small caliber.
- light flyweight — an amateur boxer weighing not more than 48 kg (106 pounds)
- light-sensitive — (of a surface) having a photoelectric property, such as the ability to generate a current, change its electrical resistance, etc, when exposed to light
- lightheadedness — Alternative spelling of light-headedness.
- lighthouse tube — a vacuum tube with the electrodes arranged in parallel layers closely spaced, giving a relatively high-power output at high frequencies.
- lightning chess — rapid chess in which either each move has a fixed time allowed (usually 10 seconds) or each player is allotted a fixed time (often 5 minutes) for all his moves
- like grim death — as if afraid for one's life
- longhorn cattle — cattle of a long-horned breed, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US
- longshore drift — beach drift.
- longsightedness — Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight.
- loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
- lord high fixer — [Primarily British, from Gilbert & Sullivan's "Lord High Executioner"] The person in an organisation who knows the most about some aspect of a system. See wizard.
- low archipelago — a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 332 sq. mi. (860 sq. km).
- luggage handler — someone whose job is to handle and direct luggage, esp at an airport
- magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
- magnetorheology — the study of the relationships between the particle and fluid properties of magnetic suspensions.
- mailing machine — a machine that prepares mail for sending, as by addressing, stamping, weighing, etc.
- malpighian tube — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
- marlborough leg — a tapered leg having a square section.
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- milking machine — an electric machine for milking cows.
- milling machine — a machine tool for rotating a cutter (milling cutter) to produce plane or formed surfaces on a workpiece, usually by moving the work past the cutter.
- monchengladbach — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- monthly meeting — (often initial capital letters) a district unit of local congregations of the Society of Friends.