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15-letter words containing h, i, n

  • daylight saving — the practice of advancing standard time by one hour in the spring of each year and of setting it back by one hour in the fall in order to gain an extra period of daylight during the early evening.
  • de bruijn graph — (mathematics)   A class of graphs with elegant properties. De Bruijn graphs are especially easy to use for routing, with shifting of source and destination addresses.
  • death in venice — a novella (1913) by Thomas Mann.
  • debathification — The process of removing former members of the ruling Bath party of Iraq from the military and civil office following the ousting of w Saddam Hussein.
  • decision theory — the study of strategies for decision-making under conditions of uncertainty in such a way as to maximize the expected utility
  • definitive host — the organism on or in which a parasite lives in the adult stage
  • dehydrogenating — Present participle of dehydrogenate.
  • dehydrogenation — to remove hydrogen from (a compound).
  • demythification — the act of demythifying
  • demythologizing — Present participle of demythologize.
  • dendrochemistry — (chemistry) the science, related to dendrochronology, that uses the analysis of trace minerals in tree rings to study air pollution in past times.
  • deoch-an-doruis — a parting drink or stirrup cup
  • deoxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
  • derhotacization — A distortion in (or an Inability to pronounce) the sound of letter R, causing the R to be omitted as a consonant or changing /\u025d/ or /\u025a/ to /\u025c/,/\u0259/, or another vowel if a vocalic.
  • desynchronizing — Present participle of desynchronize.
  • detached retina — a retina that is separated from the choroid layer of the eyeball to which it is normally attached, resulting in loss of vision in the affected part
  • deus ex machina — (in ancient Greek and Roman drama) a god introduced into a play to resolve the plot
  • developing bath — an amount of photographic developer into which photographic film or paper is inserted
  • diadochokinesia — the normal ability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
  • diadochokinesis — the normal ability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
  • dichlorobenzene — any of a group of three insoluble isomeric chemical compounds used in solvents, insecticides, and dyes
  • dichloromethane — a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. Formula: CH2Cl2
  • dichotomisation — Alternative spelling of dichotomization.
  • dichotomization — The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification.
  • dichotomousness — the quality of being dichotomous
  • dimethylaniline — a very toxic oily liquid used in industry to harden certain synthetic resins and as a solvent
  • dimethylbenzene — xylene.
  • dimethylmethane — propane.
  • dionysius thrax — c100 b.c, Greek grammarian.
  • diphenhydramine — a white, crystalline, antihistaminic compound, C 17 H 21 NO, used orally, topically, and parenterally, especially for allergies.
  • diphenyl ketone — benzophenone.
  • direct lighting — lighting in which most of the light is cast directly from the fixture or source to the illumined area.
  • disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
  • disenfranchised — to disfranchise.
  • disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
  • disestablishing — Present participle of disestablish.
  • dishabilitation — the imposition of a legal disqualification
  • dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
  • distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
  • distinguishably — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
  • distinguishment — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
  • dithionous acid — an unstable dibasic acid known only in solution and in the form of dithionite salts. It is a powerful reducing agent. Formula: H2S2O4
  • divinity school — a Protestant seminary.
  • do the business — to achieve what is required
  • do the dirty on — to behave meanly or unkindly towards
  • do your head in — If something or someone does your head in, they make you angry or frustrated.
  • docosahexaenoic — Of or pertaining to docosahexaenoic acid or its derivatives.
  • dolphin striker — a short vertical strut between the bowsprit and a rope or cable (martingale) from the end of the jib boom to the stem or bows, used for maintaining tension and preventing upward movement of the jib boom
  • dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
  • doubting thomas — a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic. John 20:24–29.
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