15-letter words containing h, i, g, o, c
- haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
- hanging offence — a crime that is punishable by hanging
- heat-conducting — able to conduct heat or whose function is to conduct heat
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- hepaticological — of or relating to hepaticology
- high commission — A High Commission is the office where a High Commissioner and his or her staff work, or the group of officials who work there.
- high technology — any technology requiring the most sophisticated scientific equipment and advanced engineering techniques, as microelectronics, data processing, genetic engineering, or telecommunications (opposed to low technology).
- histopathologic — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
- historiographic — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
- holding company — a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- holding paddock — a paddock in which cattle or sheep are kept temporarily, as before shearing, etc
- holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
- holographically — In a holographic way.
- homing guidance — a method of missile guidance in which internal equipment enables it to steer itself onto the target, as by sensing the target's heat radiation
- homing instinct — an instinct that enables an animal to return home after travelling great distances
- hot-dip coating — the process of coating sheets of iron or steel with molten zinc.
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
- hydrobiological — of or relating to hydrobiology
- hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hygroscopically — In a hygroscopic way.
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- ideographically — an ideogram.
- ignition switch — (on a vehicle) the part that sets the process of ignition in motion once the ignition key is turned; also a button used for the same purpose
- indicator light — a device for indicating that a motor vehicle is about to turn left or right; blinker
- king's champion — a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king (King's Champion) or the queen (Queen's Champion) who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- lexicographical — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
- logarithmically — In a logarithmic manner.
- loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
- low archipelago — a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 332 sq. mi. (860 sq. km).
- magic mushrooms — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
- microhomologous — (genetics) Exhibiting microhomology.
- micromorphology — the study of the form and structure of organisms at a microscopic level
- microphotograph — microfilm (def 1).
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- microradiograph — an enlarged version of an image obtained by a form of radiography that reveals minute details
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- microtopography — microrelief.
- morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- nightwatchwoman — (rare) The female equivalent of a nightwatchman.