16-letter words containing h, e, i, r, s

import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
in the course of — If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
in the short run — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
in the throes of — If you are in the throes of doing or experiencing something, especially something difficult, you are busy doing it or are deeply involved in it.
in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
incomprehensible — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
inharmoniousness — The quality of being inharmonious.
insurance scheme — a scheme that provides insurance
interhemispheric — of, relating to, or between hemispheres, as of the earth: interhemispheric cooperation.
intrapreneurship — The practice of applying entrepreneurial skills and approaches within an established company.
irish free state — former name of the Republic of Ireland.
jailhouse lawyer — a prisoner who has taught himself or herself law while serving time, is knowledgeable about technical legal matters, and gives legal advice, especially to fellow prisoners.
judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
kamerlingh onnes — Heike [hahy-kuh] /ˈhaɪ kə/ (Show IPA), 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1913.
kamerlingh-onnes — Heike (ˈhaɪkə). 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: a pioneer of the physics of low-temperature materials and discoverer (1911) of superconductivity. Nobel prize for physics 1913
karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
khakass republic — a constituent republic of S central Russia, formerly in Krasnoyarsk Territory: formed in 1930. Capital: Abakan. Pop: 546 100 (2002). Area: 61 900 sq km (23 855 sq miles)
kingfisher daisy — a bushy southern African plant, Felicia bergerana, having grasslike leaves and solitary, bright-blue flowers.
kirribilli house — the official Sydney residence of the Australian Prime Minister
kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
lancashire chair — a chair similar to a Windsor chair, having a rush seat and a back formed of spindles.
larsen ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in the NW Weddell Sea, on the E coast of the Antarctic Peninsula: first explored 1893.
left parenthesis — (character) "(". ASCII character 40. Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; open; paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (")" = already); lparen; ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round bracket, INTERCAL: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" = unparenthisey); left ear. Paired with right parenthesis (")").
lesser sanhedrin — Sanhedrin (def 2).
lewis and harris — the northernmost island of the Hebrides, in NW Scotland. 825 sq. mi. (2135 sq. km).
light microscope — microscope (def 1).
lightheartedness — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
lightning strike — A lightning strike is a strike in which workers stop work suddenly and without any warning, in order to protest about something.
lightning stroke — a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
lithium stearate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, LiC 18 H 35 O 2 , used chiefly in cosmetics, in plastics, and as a lubricant in powder metallurgy.
liver of sulphur — a mixture of potassium sulphides used as a fungicide and insecticide and in the treatment of skin diseases
lord howe island — an island in the S Pacific, E of Australia: a dependency of New South Wales. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
lose one's shirt — a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
louisiana french — French as spoken in Louisiana; Cajun. Abbreviation: LaF.
lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
mach's principle — the proposition that there is no absolute space and that the inertia and acceleration of a body are determined by all of the matter of the universe.
magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
mail-order house — a retail firm that conducts its business by receiving orders and shipping its merchandise through the mail and that supplies its customers with catalogs, circulars, etc.
man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
mandarin chinese — the official language of China since 1917; the form of Chinese spoken by about two thirds of the population and taught in schools throughout China
marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
matrix mechanics — a formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics in which physical quantities are represented by matrices and matrix algebra is used to predict the outcome of physical measurements.
matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
merchant service — A merchant service is a provider of credit card processing services.

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