15-letter words containing h, a, y, r
- kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
- kaleyard school — a group of writers who depicted the sentimental and homely aspects of life in the Scottish Lowlands from about 1880 to 1914. The best known contributor to the school was J. M. Barrie
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- knight errantry — the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
- knight-errantry — the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
- labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
- laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- lauric aldehyde — a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C 12 H 24 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- lavatory humour — humour characterized by excessive mention of lavatories and the excretory functions; vulgar or scatological humour
- lead tetraethyl — tetraethyllead.
- leathery turtle — a large turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, of warm and tropical seas, having a ridged leathery carapace: family Dermochelidae
- light artillery — guns and howitzers of small caliber.
- literary theory — the systematic analysis and study of literature using general principles
- lithium battery — A lithium battery is a type of battery used for low-power, high-reliability, long-life applications, such as clocks, cameras and calculators.
- local authority — council, local government
- logarithmically — In a logarithmic manner.
- lose your heart — If you lose your heart to someone, you fall in love with them.
- lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- magnetorheology — the study of the relationships between the particle and fluid properties of magnetic suspensions.
- malayan camphor — borneol.
- mare erythraeum — (Red Sea) an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- marital therapy — a psychotherapeutic treatment for married couples, who are seen by a therapist both individually and jointly to assist them in resolving various problems related to their marriage.
- masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
- maundy thursday — the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus' Last Supper and His washing of the disciples' feet upon that day.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
- merry christmas — well-wishes for Christmas season
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- methylpropanone — (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.
- michael faraday — Michael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
- microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
- microphysically — in a microphysical manner
- microtopography — microrelief.
- military school — military academy.
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
- morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
- natural history — the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
- nearly-new shop — a shop that sells secondhand clothes and other objects
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- new archaeology — a reorientation of archaeology, dating from the 1960s, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific, problem-oriented, deductive approach to research.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- nonpsychiatrist — a person who is not a psychiatrist