20-letter words containing h, a, i, n, t

little kanawha river — a river in NW West Virginia, flowing N and NW to the Ohio River. 160 miles (257 km) long.
live and breathe sth — be passionately interested in sth
llywelyn ap iorwerth — called Llywelyn the Great. died 1240, prince of Gwynedd, N Wales (1194–1238), who extended his rule over most of Wales
logarithmic function — a function defined by y = log bx, especially when the base, b, is equal to e, the base of natural logarithms.
lump in one's throat — the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
lymphogranulomatosis — widespread infectious granuloma of the lymphatic system.
madwoman of chaillot — a satirical comedy (1945) by Jean Giraudoux.
magnetohydrodynamics — the branch of physics that deals with the motion of electrically conductive fluids, especially plasmas, in magnetic fields. Abbreviation: MHD.
make head (n)or tail — If you say that you cannot make head nor tail of something or you cannot make head or tail of it, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand it at all.
mannitol hexanitrate — a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 6 H 8 N 6 O 1 8 , used as a fulminating agent in percussion caps and in the treatment of hypertension and coronary insufficiency.
matched-pairs design — (of an experiment) concerned with measuring the values of the dependent variables for pairs of subjects that have been matched to eliminate individual differences and that are respectively subjected to the control and the experimental condition
mean something to sb — If a name, word, or phrase means something to you, you have heard it before and you know what it refers to.
mechanical advantage — the ratio of output force to the input force applied to a mechanism.
membranous labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
meta-dichlorobenzene — a colorless liquid, C 6 H 4 Cl 2 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used as a fumigant and insecticide.
mischaracterizations — Plural form of mischaracterization.
multiple inheritance — (programming) In object-oriented programming, the possibility that a class may have more than one direct superclass in the class hierarchy. The opposite is single inheritance.
multistep hydroplane — a motorship having a flat bottom built as a series of planes inclined forward, the ship planing on each from stem to stern as its speed increases.
netherlands antilles — a Netherlands overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea, N and NE of Venezuela; includes the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, and St. Eustatius, and the S part of St. Martin: considered an integral part of the Dutch realm. 366 sq. mi. (948 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
neuropsychiatrically — In terms of neuropsychiatry.
night storage heater — a heater or radiator that stores heat at night-time because electricity is cheaper
nineteenth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, guaranteeing women the right to vote.
no lack of something — If you say there is no lack of something, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it.
nondirective therapy — client-centered therapy.
north american plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising Greenland and the continent of North America and the suboceanic Labrador and North American Basins, and bounded on the east by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, on the south by the Caribbean and South American Plates, and on the west by the San Andreas fault and Aleutian Trench.
north atlantic drift — an ocean current flowing NE toward the British Isles, formed by the convergence of the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current SE of Newfoundland.
north canadian river — a river in NE New Mexico, E Texas, and E Oklahoma, flowing SE to the Canadian River. 760 miles (1223 km) long.
north celestial pole — the point of intersection of the earth's extended axis and the northern half of the celestial sphere, lying about 1° from Polaris
north richland hills — a town in N Texas.
northern leaf blight — a disease of corn caused by the fungus Exsherohilum turcicum, characterized by elongate tan-gray elliptical spots with subsequent blighting and necrosis of leaves.
northern white cedar — any of several chiefly coniferous trees valued for their wood, especially Chamaecyparis thyoides, of the eastern U.S., or Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar) of northeastern North America.
occupation franchise — the right of a tenant to vote in national and local elections
occupational therapy — a form of therapy in which patients are encouraged to engage in vocational tasks or expressive activities, as art or dance, usually in a social setting.
ode to a nightingale — a poem (1819) by Keats.
off-the-job training — training which is carried out away from your normal place of work
olfactory anesthesia — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
on (or off) the air — that is (or is not) broadcasting or being broadcast
on o's best behavior — If someone is on their best behavior, they are trying very hard to behave well.
on that/this account — You can use on that account or on this account when you want to say that something happens for the reason you have just mentioned.
on the drawing board — in the planning stage
on the shady side of — beyond (a given age); older than
one's heart's desire — If you say that someone or something is your heart's desire, you mean that you want that person or thing very much.
one's spiritual home — Your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there.
orthognathic surgery — the surgical correction of deformities or malpositions of the jaw.
overenthusiastically — With excessive enthusiasm.
paint the town (red) — to go on a boisterous spree; carouse
patagonian toothfish — a large food fish, Dissostichus eleginoides, found in the cold deep waters of the southern Atlantic and Indian oceans
perpendicular gothic — the style of Gothic architecture in England during the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by tracery having vertical lines, a four-centred arch, and fan vaulting
phenyldiethanolamine — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble substance, C 1 0 H 1 5 NO 2 , used in the manufacture of dyes and in organic synthesis.
photogelatin process — collotype (def 1).

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