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15-letter words containing h, a, i, r, l, n

  • nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
  • north arlington — a city in NE New Jersey.
  • north australia — a former division of Australia; now part of the Northern Territory.
  • north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
  • nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
  • 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.
  • on the trail of — If you are on the trail of a person or thing, you are trying hard to find them or find out about them.
  • orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
  • organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
  • ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
  • orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
  • paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
  • palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
  • parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • pentaerythritol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 1 2 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of alkyd resins, varnishes, plasticizers, and explosives.
  • phenylhydrazine — a yellow, poisonous liquid or low-melting solid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used in chemical analysis and organic synthesis.
  • phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
  • philanthropical — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
  • phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
  • phosphorylation — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
  • photojournalism — journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines.
  • phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
  • plain of sharon — a plain in W Israel, between the Mediterranean and the hills of Samaria, extending from Haifa to Tel Aviv
  • plant-hire firm — a company that hires out mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • pre-elizabethan — (of English culture, history, traditions, etc.) before the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; before the second half of the 16th century.
  • propionaldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
  • pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
  • pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
  • quiche lorraine — a quiche containing bits of bacon or ham and often cheese.
  • radio telephone — A radio telephone is a telephone which carries sound by sending radio signals rather than by using wires. Radio telephones are often used in cars.
  • radio-telephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
  • radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
  • ranfurly shield — (in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams
  • reading the law — that part of the morning service on Sabbaths, festivals, and Mondays and Thursdays during which a passage is read from the Torah scrolls
  • rheinland-pfalz — German name of Rhineland-Palatinate.
  • richard neville — Earl of (Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury"the Kingmaker") 1428–71, English military leader and statesman.
  • roll in the hay — a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
  • rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
  • russian thistle — a saltwort, Salsola kali tenuifolia, that has narrow, spinelike leaves, a troublesome weed in the central and western U.S.
  • saffian leather — leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
  • scarlet lychnis — a plant, Lychnis chalcedonica, of the pink family, having scarlet or sometimes white flowers, the arrangement and shape of the petals resembling a Maltese cross.
  • schillerization — the process of altering crystals to produce schiller
  • shalmaneser iii — died 824? b.c, Assyrian ruler 859–824?.
  • shire highlands — an upland area of S Malawi. Average height: 900 m (3000 ft)
  • sink a borehole — To sink a borehole means to drill a deep hole in the ground.
  • spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
  • spherical angle — an angle formed by arcs of great circles of a sphere.
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