15-letter words containing h, i, r, s, t
- bacteriophagous — Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
- barium sulphate — a white insoluble fine dense powder, used as a pigment, as a filler for paper, rubber, etc, and in barium meals. Formula: BaSO4
- bathurst island — an island off the coast of N Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Archipelago: present south of the North Magnetic Pole nearby. 7609 sq. mi. (19,707 sq. km).
- battleship gray — a subdued bluish gray.
- bedford heights — a town in N Ohio.
- beside the mark — not striking the point aimed at
- biogeochemistry — the science of biological, chemical, and geological aspects of the environment
- biostratigraphy — the examination of the ages of rock strata by using fossils
- bohemian forest — a mountain range between the SW Czech Republic and SE Germany. Highest peak: Arber, 1457 m (4780 ft)
- booster cushion — an extra seat or cushion placed on an existing seat for a child to sit on in a car
- borscht circuit — summer resort hotels in the Catskills and White Mountains, where entertainment is provided for the guests
- boustrophedonic — of or relating to lines written in opposite directions
- brachistochrone — the curve between two points through which a body moves under the force of gravity in a shorter time than for any other curve; the path of quickest descent
- bragging rights — notional privileges that are gained by defeating a close rival
- branchiostegous — branchiostegal.
- breathing space — A breathing space is a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.
- brights-disease — a disease characterized by albuminuria and heightened blood pressure.
- bristol channel — an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, merging into the Severn estuary. Length: about 137 km (85 miles)
- bristol fashion — clean and neat, with newly painted and scrubbed surfaces, brass polished, etc
- british america — British North America.
- british council — an organization founded (1934) to extend the influence of British culture and education throughout the world
- british english — the English language as spoken and written in England and as distinguished esp. from American English
- british library — the British national library, formed in 1973 from the British Museum library and other national collections: housed mainly in the British Museum until 1997 when a purpose-built library in St Pancras, London, was completed
- british telecom — the popular name for British Telecommunications Group plc, the dominant fixed line telecommunications and broadband internet provider in the United Kingdom
- bronchial tubes — the bronchi or their smaller divisions
- brother-in-arms — a fellow soldier or comrade in a shared struggle
- brushback pitch — a fast ball deliberately thrown at or too near a batter's head
- burt l standish — Burt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
- captain's chair — a hardwood armchair having a low, curved back, formed of a single rail supported by spindles, and a saddle seat
- carmarthenshire — a county of S Wales, formerly part of Dyfed (1974–96): on Carmarthen Bay, with the Cambrian Mountains in the N: generally agricultural (esp dairying). Administrative centre: Carmarthen. Pop: 176 000 (2003 est). Area: 2398 sq km (926 sq miles)
- catastrophising — Present participle of catastrophise.
- catastrophizing — Present participle of catastrophize.
- catheterisation — Alternative spelling of catheterization.
- chamois leather — soft cleaning cloth
- characteristick — Obsolete form of characteristic.
- characteristics — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
- charismatically — In a charismatic way.
- charles tiffany — Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.
- charlottesville — city in central Va.: pop. 45,000
- chemopsychiatry — the study and application of chemical substances in psychiatry
- chemosterilants — Plural form of chemosterilant.
- chesterfieldian — of or like Lord Chesterfield; suave; elegant; polished
- chi-square test — a test derived from the chi-square distribution to compare the goodness of fit of theoretical and observed frequency distributions or to compare nominal data derived from unmatched groups of subjects
- chicken lobster — a young lobster weighing 1 pound (0.4 kg) or less.
- chief inspector — an officer of high rank in British police forces
- chief secretary — (in Britain) the second most senior Treasury post, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer
- child restraint — a device used to protect a child in a motor vehicle
- child-resistant — that resists being opened, tampered with, or damaged by a child; childproof: a child-resistant medicine cabinet.
- chile saltpeter — sodium nitrate, esp. as found naturally in Chile and Peru
- chile saltpetre — a naturally occurring form of sodium nitrate: a soluble white or colourless mineral occurring in arid regions, esp in Chile and Peru