15-letter words containing h, e, t
- lecture theatre — auditorium
- left-hand drive — A left-hand drive vehicle has the steering wheel on the left side, and is designed to be used in countries where people drive on the right-hand side of the road.
- length over all — Nautical. the entire length of a vessel, measured from the foremost point of the bow to the aftermost point of the stern.
- lethal mutation — a gene that under certain conditions causes the death of an organism.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- level two cache — secondary cache
- lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
- lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- lie of the land — the topography of the land
- liechtensteiner — a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Capital: Vaduz.
- light and shade — If you say that there is light and shade in something such as a performance, you mean you like it because different parts of it are different in tone or mood.
- light artillery — guns and howitzers of small caliber.
- light flyweight — an amateur boxer weighing not more than 48 kg (106 pounds)
- light-sensitive — (of a surface) having a photoelectric property, such as the ability to generate a current, change its electrical resistance, etc, when exposed to light
- lightheadedness — Alternative spelling of light-headedness.
- lighthouse tube — a vacuum tube with the electrodes arranged in parallel layers closely spaced, giving a relatively high-power output at high frequencies.
- lightning chess — rapid chess in which either each move has a fixed time allowed (usually 10 seconds) or each player is allotted a fixed time (often 5 minutes) for all his moves
- like grim death — as if afraid for one's life
- 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.
- lithium citrate — a white crystalline solid sometimes used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania. Formula: Li3C6H5O7
- locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
- longhorn cattle — cattle of a long-horned breed, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US
- longshore drift — beach drift.
- longsightedness — Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight.
- look-say method — a method of teaching beginners to read by memorizing and recognizing whole words, rather than by associating letters with sounds
- lose your heart — If you lose your heart to someone, you fall in love with them.
- low earth orbit — (communications) (LEO) The kind of orbit used by communications satellites that will offer high bandwidth for video on demand, television, and Internet communications. A satellite in LEO, in contrast to one in a geostationary orbit, is not in a fixed position relative to the Earth's surface so several satellites are required to provide continuous service.
- low-cholesterol — containing little dietary cholesterol
- luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
- lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
- lymphadenopathy — chronically swollen lymph nodes.
- lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- mad as a hatter — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
- magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
- magnetorheology — the study of the relationships between the particle and fluid properties of magnetic suspensions.
- maidenhair tree — ginkgo.
- maidenhair-tree — ginkgo.
- make a habit of — If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often.
- make a hit with — to make a favourable impression on
- make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
- make it hot for — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- make the effort — try
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
- malpighian tube — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.