16-letter words containing h, a, f, n, i
- louisiana french — French as spoken in Louisiana; Cajun. Abbreviation: LaF.
- mahmud of ghazni — a.d. 971?–1030, Muslim Amir of Ghazni 997–1030.
- marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
- matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
- no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
- not the faintest — no idea whatsoever
- on the safe side — as a precaution
- phase difference — the difference between two sinusoidally varying quantities that have the same frequency, measured either as an angle or a time
- physical fitness — good physical condition
- prince's feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
- prince's-feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
- saccharification — to convert (starch) into sugar.
- safety mechanism — a psychological or physiological response in an individual that protects the individual from harm
- schiff's reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- sea fish farming — the farming of saltwater fish
- self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- shifting spanner — an adjustable spanner
- shortfin corvina — See under corvina.
- slap in the face — smack on the cheek
- soft in the head — stupid or foolish
- south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- spiny-rayed fish — any of various fishes, as basses and perches, that have sharp, often pointed and usually rigid fin spines.
- stephen f austin — Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- sulfarsphenamine — a yellow, water-soluble, arsenic-containing powder, C 1 4 H 1 4 As 2 N 2 Na 2 O 8 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of syphilis.
- the arabian gulf — the arm of the Arabian Sea between SW Iran and Arabia; important for the oilfields on its shores
- the fact remains — You say the fact remains that something is the case when you want to emphasize that the situation must be accepted.
- theatre-francais — Comédie Française.
- throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
- trailing fuchsia — a shrub, Fuchsia procumbens, of the evening primrose family, native to New Zealand, having long-stalked leaves and drooping, orange-and-purple flowers, used in hanging baskets.
- train of thought — sequence of ideas
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor
- with a free hand — with generosity; lavishly
- within an ace of — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
- zone of leaching — A horizon.