14-letter words containing h, a, b, i, l
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- impeachability — The state or condition of being impeachable.
- imperial beach — a city in SW California, near San Diego.
- in a bad light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- in the balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- inapproachable — not approachable.
- indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
- inhabitability — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- inheritability — capable of being inherited.
- interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
- into the black — into a profitable condition financially
- invisible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
- irreproachable — free from blame; not able to be reproached or censured.
- irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
- labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
- labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
- latin alphabet — the alphabetical script derived from the Greek alphabet through Etruscan, used from about the 6th century b.c. for the writing of Latin, and since adopted, with modifications and additions of letters such as w, by the languages of Western Europe, including English, as well as many other languages.
- lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
- mashie niblick — a club with an iron head whose face has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitcher.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- metabolic heat — animal heat.
- methaemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- military brush — one of a pair of matched hairbrushes having no handles, especially for men and boys.
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
- nonestablished — without the official support of the government
- noninheritable — Not inheritable.
- oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
- phallic symbol — any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- pitched battle — a battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined.
- port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
- preestablished — to establish beforehand.
- public holiday — national day off work
- rehabilitation — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- rehabilitative — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- rhombic aerial — a directional travelling-wave aerial, usually horizontal, consisting of two conductors each forming a pair of adjacent sides of a rhombus
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- scheme library — (library) (SLIB) A portable Scheme library providing compatibiliy and utility functions for all standard Scheme implementations. Version 2c5 supports Bigloo, Chez, ELK, GAMBIT, MacScheme, MITScheme, PocketScheme, RScheme, Scheme->C, Scheme48, SCM, SCSH, T3.1, UMB-Scheme, and VSCM.
- school library — a library within a school where teachers and students have access to books and other resources
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.