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16-letter words containing h, a, o, r, i

  • hit one's straps — to achieve one's full potential or become fully effective
  • hold a brief for — to argue for; champion
  • holier-than-thou — obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous.
  • holographic will — a will that is entirely in the handwriting of the testator: in some states recognized as valid without the attestation of witnesses.
  • homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
  • homme d'affaires — a businessman.
  • hookworm disease — any of certain bloodsucking nematode worms, as Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, parasitic in the intestine of humans and other animals.
  • horizon distance — Television. the distance of the farthest point on the earth's surface visible from a transmitting antenna.
  • horizontal plane — flat surface parallel to the horizon
  • horizontal union — a labor union organized by skills or trades of its members rather than by industries.
  • horseback riding — activity: riding a horse
  • horsehair fungus — an edible white, striated, umbrella-capped mushroom, Marasmius rotula, commonly found in eastern North America.
  • horseradish tree — a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, having fragrant white flowers and seeds yielding a commercially useful oil.
  • horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
  • horticulturalist — Misspelling of horticulturist.
  • hospital corners — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
  • hospital service — the whole organization of government funded hospitals, their staff, and the services they provide
  • hostile takeover — a takeover that is not approved by the management of the corporation being acquired or that is accomplished through the secret purchase of stock.
  • hourglass figure — the shape of a woman who is well-proportioned and has a small waist
  • housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
  • hurricane season — annual cyclone period
  • hyaloid membrane — the delicate, pellucid, and nearly structureless membrane enclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.
  • hydnocarpic acid — an acid, C 16 H 28 O 2 , obtained from chaulmoogra oil, and used in the treatment of leprosy.
  • hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
  • hydrobromic acid — a colorless or faintly yellow corrosive liquid, HBr, an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide.
  • hydrocyanic acid — a colorless, highly poisonous liquid, HCN, an aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide.
  • hydroferricyanic — (chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
  • hydroformylation — the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
  • hydrogen cyanide — a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid.
  • hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
  • hydroxylammonium — (inorganic compound) The univalent NH3OH+ cation, derived from hydroxylamine.
  • hyper-patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
  • hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
  • hyperchlorhydria — excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
  • hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
  • hyperinnervation — the act of innervating; state of being innervated.
  • hyperlipoidaemia — Alt form hyperlipoidemia.
  • hyperoxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
  • hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
  • hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
  • hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
  • icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
  • immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
  • import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
  • in the nature of — essentially the same as; by way of
  • in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
  • inharmoniousness — The quality of being inharmonious.
  • intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
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