15-letter words containing h, a, r, b, o, l
- hard-boiled egg — egg boiled until the yolk is set
- hot-air balloon — passenger balloon
- hydrobiological — of or relating to hydrobiology
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypercoagulable — related to excessive coagulation of the blood or blood clots
- hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- john barleycorn — a personification of barley as used in malt liquor, of malt liquor itself, or of any intoxicating liquor.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- labour shortage — a shortage or insufficiency of qualified candidates for employment (in an economy, country, etc)
- labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- low earth orbit — (communications) (LEO) The kind of orbit used by communications satellites that will offer high bandwidth for video on demand, television, and Internet communications. A satellite in LEO, in contrast to one in a geostationary orbit, is not in a fixed position relative to the Earth's surface so several satellites are required to provide continuous service.
- marlborough leg — a tapered leg having a square section.
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
- no holds barred — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
- rough bluegrass — a grass, Poa trivialis, native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, where it is used in mixtures for lawns and pasturage.
- rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
- self-abhorrence — a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.
- sink a borehole — To sink a borehole means to drill a deep hole in the ground.
- soft-shell crab — a crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell.
- strephosymbolia — a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in words
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- to grab hold of — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
- travel brochure — a brochure, often from a travel agency, which advertises holidays, hotels, etc
- tribromoethanol — a white, crystalline powder, C 2 H 3 Br 3 O, used as a basal anesthetic.
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- weather balloon — sounding balloon.
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.