16-letter words containing h, i, n, y
- dyed-in-the-wool — through and through; complete: a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.
- electrosynthesis — synthesis produced by means of an electric current
- enthusiastically — In an enthusiastic manner.
- equity weighting — the practice of assigning different values to currencies according to factors such as geographical location and climate
- erymanthian boar — a wild boar that ravaged the district around Mount Erymanthus: captured by Hercules as his fourth labour
- ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
- ethnocentrically — In an ethnocentric way.
- ethnographically — Regarding the ethnography (of a region).
- exhaust analysis — An exhaust analysis is an examination of the constituents of an engine's gases, vapors, and particulates.
- family physician — a general practitioner.
- fashion industry — the industry that deals with the world of fashion
- feminine hygiene — hygiene relating to specifically female aspects of the body
- fishing industry — the industry of catching fish
- flying phalanger — any of various small phalangers of Australia and New Guinea, having a parachutelike fold of skin on each side of the body to give gliding assistance in leaping.
- formylmethionine — Alternative spelling of formyl methionine.
- fraternity house — a house occupied by a college or university fraternity.
- french community — a cultural and economic association of France, its overseas departments and territories, and former French territories that chose to maintain association after becoming independent republics: formed 1958.
- french directory — the body of five directors in power in France from 1795 until their overthrow by Napoleon in 1799
- french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- galenic pharmacy — the art or practice of preparing and dispensing galenicals.
- gender dysphoria — a psychological condition marked by significant emotional distress and impairment in life functioning, caused by a lack of congruence between gender identity and biological sex assigned at birth.
- gilding the lily — If you say that someone is gilding the lily, you mean that they are spoiling something that is already beautiful or perfect by trying to improve it or by praising it too highly.
- greyhound racing — a sport in which a mechanically propelled dummy hare is pursued by greyhounds around a race track
- grind your teeth — If you grind your teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.
- guy fawkes night — In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Guy Fawkes Night is often referred to as 'Bonfire Night'.
- gynandromorphism — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- haemodynamically — from a hemodynamic point of view
- hamstring injury — an instance of physical damage to a person's hamstring
- happenstantially — (rare) By happenstance; occurring due to random chance.
- harleian library — a large library of manuscripts collected by the British statesman Robert Harley and his son and now housed in the British Museum.
- harvey firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
- haversian system — a Haversian canal and the series of concentric bony plates surrounding it.
- hearsay evidence — testimony based on what a witness has heard from another person rather than on direct personal knowledge or experience.
- hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
- hemolytic anemia — an anemic condition characterized by the destruction of red blood cells: seen in some drug reactions and in certain infectious and hereditary disorders.
- hexahydroaniline — cyclohexylamine.
- hierophantically — In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
- himalayan balsam — a tall flowering plant, Impatiens glandulifera, brought from Asia to Europe as a garden plant but now growing wild in Europe, especially on river banks. It is considered invasive and environmentally damaging.
- ho chi minh city — a seaport in S Vietnam.
- home-equity loan — a loan that uses equity in the borrower's home as collateral.
- honeymoon bridge — any of several varieties of bridge for two players.
- honeymoon period — a period of popularity enjoyed by a new government, or a new occupant of a post
- houphouet-boigny — Félix [French fey-leeks] /French feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1905–1993, Ivory Coast political leader: president 1960–93.
- huckleberry finn — (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) a novel (1884) by Mark Twain.
- humanly possible — feasible, practical
- husayn ali mirza — 1817–92, Persian religious leader: founder of Bahāʾī.
- huygens eyepiece — an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses, the plane sides of which both face the eye.
- huyton-with-roby — an urban district in Merseyside, NW England, E of Liverpool.
- hyaloid membrane — the delicate, pellucid, and nearly structureless membrane enclosing the vitreous humor of the eye.
- hydnocarpic acid — an acid, C 16 H 28 O 2 , obtained from chaulmoogra oil, and used in the treatment of leprosy.