15-letter words containing h, a, r, l, d, i
- edriophthalmian — edriophthalmous
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
- faint-heartedly — nervously
- federal holiday — a day which is a national holiday at the behest of the Federal Government
- flame hardening — the surface hardening of ferrous metals by heating the metal with an oxyacetylene flame followed by rapid cooling
- french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
- general holiday — a public holiday
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
- grind to a halt — If a country's economy or something such as a process grinds to a halt, it gradually becomes slower or less active until it stops.
- half-round file — a file having a semicircular cross-section
- hard-boiled egg — egg boiled until the yolk is set
- hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
- hardy perennial — a plant that lasts three seasons or more and that can withstand freezing temperatures
- harun al-rashid — a.d. 764?–809, caliph of Baghdad 786–809: one of the greatest Abbasids, he was made almost a legendary hero in the Arabian Nights.
- hazard analysis — risk assessment
- heads will roll — If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened, you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs.
- heaviside layer — E layer.
- heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
- herbal medicine — the use of herbs to treat illness
- heredo-familial — denoting a condition or disease that may be passed from generation to generation and to several members of one family
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- holding pattern — a traffic pattern for aircraft at a specified location (holding point) where they are ordered to remain until permitted to land or proceed.
- holiday traffic — increased road traffic during holiday periods and public holidays
- horse latitudes — the latitudes near 30°N or 30°S at sea, characterized by baffling winds, calms, and high barometric pressure
- hospital doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hunting leopard — the cheetah.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
- hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
- hydraulic fluid — a fluid, usually of low viscosity, as oil, used in a hydraulic system.
- hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
- hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
- hydrobiological — of or relating to hydrobiology
- hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.
- hydropathically — in a hydropathic manner; in a manner relating to hydropathy
- hydrostatically — In a hydrostatic manner.
- hydroxylapatite — Alternative spelling of hydroxyapatite.
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hyperlipidaemia — Alternative spelling of hyperlipidemia.
- hyperlipoidemia — An abnormally high level of lipoids in the blood.
- hypersexualised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualise.
- hypersexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualize.
- hyperventilated — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperventilate.
- hypochlorhydria — (pathology) The presence of an insufficient amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- hypochondriacal — Also, hypochondriacal, H05/H0509000 hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-kuh l, ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl. Psychiatry. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health: The comedy is aimed at the hypochondriac demographic. produced by hypochondria: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.
- identical rhyme — rhyme created by the repetition of a word.
- ideographically — an ideogram.