16-letter words containing h, e, r, s, i, o
- 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
- light microscope — microscope (def 1).
- lightning stroke — a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
- 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.
- 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.
- marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
- 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
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- microstethoscope — a stethoscope containing an apparatus that greatly amplifies the sounds heard.
- misapprehensions — Plural form of misapprehension.
- miscomprehension — the act or process of comprehending.
- modern synthesis — a consolidation of the results of various lines of investigation from the 1920s through the 1950s that supported and reconciled the Darwinian theory of evolution and the Mendelian laws of inheritance in terms of natural selection acting on genetic variation.
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
- neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
- nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
- neurohypophysial — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- neutrosophic set — (logic) A generalisation of the intuitionistic set, classical set, fuzzy set, paraconsistent set, dialetheist set, paradoxist set, tautological set based on Neutrosophy. An element x(T, I, F) belongs to the set in the following way: it is t true in the set, i indeterminate in the set, and f false, where t, i, and f are real numbers taken from the sets T, I, and F with no restriction on T, I, F, nor on their sum n=t+i+f. The neutrosophic set generalises: - the intuitionistic set, which supports incomplete set theories (for 0
- no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- non-apprehension — anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
- north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
- northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
- ohm, georg simon — Georg Simon Ohm
- ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
- oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
- online thesaurus — a thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms, such as Thesaurus.com, available on the Internet or the World Wide Web, accessed through a web browser, and used by entering a query term into a search box on the site. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that smart, as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.
- open parenthesis — left parenthesis
- open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
- ophthalmoparesis — (medicine) A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
- orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
- otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.
- over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- overwhelmingness — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- pearly razorfish — See under razorfish.
- personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness