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15-letter words containing h, i, n, d, e, r

  • organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
  • ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
  • orphaned i-node — (operating system)   /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ [Unix] 1. A file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories of a file system.
  • ortho-toluidine — Chemistry. a light-yellow, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the ortho isomer of toluidine: used in the manufacture of dyes, saccharin, and other organic compounds, and in textile printing processes.
  • osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
  • osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
  • paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
  • phenazopyridine — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 2 ClN 5 , used as a lower urinary tract analgesic.
  • phenylhydrazine — a yellow, poisonous liquid or low-melting solid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used in chemical analysis and organic synthesis.
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • propionaldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
  • propylhexedrine — a colorless, adrenergic, water-soluble liquid, C 1 0 H 2 N, used by inhalation as a nasal decongestant.
  • protonephridium — a tubular, excretory structure in certain invertebrates, as flatworms, rotifers, and some larvae, usually ending internally in flame cells and having an external pore
  • pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
  • pseudoephedrine — a dextrorotatory, isomeric compound, C 1 0 H 1 5 NO, used as a nasal decongestant.
  • pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
  • radiant heating — the means of heating objects or persons by radiation in which the intervening air is not heated.
  • radio telephone — A radio telephone is a telephone which carries sound by sending radio signals rather than by using wires. Radio telephones are often used in cars.
  • radio-telephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
  • radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
  • ranfurly shield — (in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams
  • ray-finned fish — any of various bony fishes of the subclass Actinopterygii, having strong slender rays, excluding the coelacanth and lungfish.
  • reading the law — that part of the morning service on Sabbaths, festivals, and Mondays and Thursdays during which a passage is read from the Torah scrolls
  • ready-furnished — (of a room, house, office, etc) fitted with furniture before being rented or sold
  • red riding hood — fairytale character
  • reuben sandwich — a grilled sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut on rye bread.
  • rheinland-pfalz — German name of Rhineland-Palatinate.
  • rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
  • richard neville — Earl of (Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury"the Kingmaker") 1428–71, English military leader and statesman.
  • riding breeches — calf-length trousers of whipcord or other durable fabric, flaring at the sides of the thighs and fitting snugly at and below the knees, worn with riding boots for horseback riding, hunting, etc.
  • round the twist — mad; eccentric
  • round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
  • rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
  • schooner-rigged — rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.
  • shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
  • shire highlands — an upland area of S Malawi. Average height: 900 m (3000 ft)
  • shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
  • spheroidization — the conversion of grains into spheroids
  • standing charge — fixed energy costs
  • starting handle — a crank used to start the motor of an automobile.
  • the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
  • the first-named — something that is specified or named first
  • the high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority in a dispute
  • the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
  • the undersigned — the person or persons who have signed at the foot of a document, statement, etc
  • thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
  • thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
  • third amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing that the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes would be prohibited in peacetime and allowed only by prescribed law during wartime.
  • third dimension — the additional dimension by which a solid object is distinguished from a planar projection of itself or from any planar object.
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