17-letter words containing h, e, m, l, y, t
- methyltheobromine — caffeine.
- methyltransferase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of methyl groups from one molecule to another.
- miss lonelyhearts — a novel (1933) by Nathanael West.
- monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
- more than usually — You use more than usually to show that something shows even more of a particular quality than it normally does.
- mystical theology — the branch of theology dealing with mysticism and mystical experiences.
- nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
- nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
- nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
- paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
- plymouth brethren — a religious sect founded c. 1827, strongly Puritanical in outlook and prohibiting many secular occupations for its members. It combines elements of Calvinism, Pietism, and millenarianism, and has no organized ministry
- relative humidity — the amount of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount that the air could hold at the given temperature; the ratio of the actual water vapor pressure to the saturation vapor pressure. Abbreviation: RH, rh.
- shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
- the olympic flame — the flame that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
- the olympic torch — a torch that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
- the underemployed — underemployed people
- thermoelectricity — electricity generated by heat or temperature difference, as in a thermocouple.
- unsympathetically — in a manner that is not characterized by feeling or showing sympathy
- whitesmiths style — (programming) An obsolete and deprecated source code indent style popularised by the examples that came with Whitesmiths C, an early commercial C compiler. Basic indent per level is eight spaces, occasionally four. if (cond) { } (2014-09-24)
- yield the palm to — to acknowledge the superiority of; admit to defeat by