15-letter words containing h, i, r, s, t
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hypersensitized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersensitize.
- hyperthyroidism — overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- hypopituitarism — abnormally diminished activity of the pituitary gland, especially of the anterior lobe.
- hysteresis loop — a closed curve showing the variation of the magnetic flux density of a ferromagnetic material with the external magnetic field producing it, when this field is changed through a complete cycle
- hysteresis loss — the loss of energy by conversion to heat in a system exhibiting hysteresis.
- hystricomorphic — relating to a suborder of rodents
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- in (the) grease — fat and ready to be killed
- in all weathers — If you say that someone does something in all weathers, you mean that they do it regularly whether the weather is good or bad.
- in harness with — in cooperation with
- in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
- in the abstract — When you talk or think about something in the abstract, you talk or think about it in a general way, rather than considering particular things or events.
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- in the universe — If you say that something is, for example, the best or biggest thing of its kind in the universe, you are emphasizing that you think it is bigger or better than anything else of its kind.
- indirect speech — Indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked him what his plans were', and 'Citizens complained about the smoke'.
- inside straight — Poker. a set of four cards, as the five, seven, eight, and nine, requiring one card of a denomination next above or below the second or third ranking cards of the set to make a straight.
- interior salish — in Canada, a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
- ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
- isopropyl ether — a colorless, volatile, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O, used chiefly as a solvent for waxes, fats, and resins.
- isothermal-line — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- ivan sutherland — Ivan E. Sutherland is widely known for his pioneering contributions. His 1963 MIT PhD thesis, Sketchpad, opened the field of computer graphics. His 1966 work, with Sproull, on a head-mounted display anticipated today's virtual reality by 25 years. He co-founded Evans and Sutherland, which manufactures the most advanced computer image generators now in use. As head of Computer Science Department of Caltech he helped make integrated circuit design an acceptable field of academic study. Dr. Sutherland is on the boards of several small companies and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences, the ACM and IEEE. He received the ACM's Turing Award in 1988. He is now Vice President and Fellow of Sun Microsystems Laboratories in Mountain View, CA, USA.
- john of austria — ("Don John") 1547?–78, Spanish naval commander and general: victor at the battle of Lepanto.
- joint ownership — sharing of property
- joseph pulitzer — Joseph, 1847–1911, U.S. journalist and publisher, born in Hungary.
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- kindheartedness — The quality of being kindhearted.
- kingsford-smith — Sir Charles (Edward). 1897–1935, Australian aviator and pioneer (with Charles Ulm) of trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman flights
- labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- liechtensteiner — a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Capital: Vaduz.
- lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
- longshore drift — beach drift.
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- mahrisch-ostrau — German name of Moravská Ostrava.
- master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- merry christmas — well-wishes for Christmas season
- metamorphosised — Simple past tense and past participle of metamorphosise.
- metamorphosizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metamorphosize.
- michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
- military school — military academy.
- mischaracterize — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.