15-letter words containing h, a, g, n
- malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
- malpighian tube — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
- malpighian tuft — glomerulus (def 2).
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
- microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
- might-have-been — that which might have occurred if it were not for other events
- 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.
- misapprehending — Present participle of misapprehend.
- mohandas gandhi — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- monchengladbach — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- mother language — a language from which another language is descended; parent language.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
- mythologization — The act or process of mythologizing.
- napier-hastings — a seaport on E North Island, in New Zealand.
- nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
- natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
- nearsightedness — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- needle exchange — A needle exchange is a place where drug addicts are able to obtain new syringes in exchange for used ones.
- negative charge — a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
- neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
- neo-hegelianism — Hegelianism as modified by various philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- new archaeology — a reorientation of archaeology, dating from the 1960s, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific, problem-oriented, deductive approach to research.
- new high german — the High German language since c1500.
- niche marketing — marketing aimed at a specialized group
- nightwatchwoman — (rare) The female equivalent of a nightwatchman.
- no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
- nonexchangeable — capable of being exchanged.
- nonphotographic — not involving photographic equipment or techniques
- nonslaveholding — Not slaveholding.
- nonwithstanding — Misspelling of notwithstanding.
- north arlington — a city in NE New Jersey.
- north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
- not give a hoot — not care
- not give a shit — to not care at all
- nothingarianism — Beliefs and practices of a nothingarian.
- nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
- notwithstanding — in spite of; without being opposed or prevented by: Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty. She went to the game anyway, doctor's orders notwithstanding.
- object exchange — (protocol) (OBEX) A Bluetooth protocol in the Core Protocol Stack for data exchange.
- ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
- old high german — High German before 1100. Abbreviation: OHG.
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- omnium gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- omnium-gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- on a shoestring — If you do something or make something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.