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17-letter words containing h, i, s, t, d

  • absolute humidity — the humidity of the atmosphere, usually expressed as the number of grams of water contained in 1 cubic metre of air
  • administratorship — a person who manages or has a talent for managing.
  • babe in the woods — a baby or child.
  • bacteriorhodopsin — a purple protein containing retinal and found in the plasma membrane of certain bacteria (genus Halobacterium): it directly supplies electrochemical energy from sunlight
  • bartholin's gland — either of two small glands near the vaginal opening: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous lubricating substance
  • baseboard heating — a heating system by pipes, through which steam or hot water circulates, near the base of the walls of rooms
  • behind the scenes — happening or conducted out of view of the general public: The behind-the-scenes preparations made the convention a huge success.
  • behind-the-scenes — If something is done behind the scenes, it is done secretly rather than publicly.
  • belted kingfisher — a grayish-blue, North American kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, having a white breast marked with a grayish-blue band.
  • broadview heights — a town in N Ohio.
  • caudal anesthesia — anesthesia below the pelvis, induced by injecting an anesthetic into the sacral portion of the spinal canal.
  • chartered society — a society that has an official charter
  • checkable deposit — a checking account
  • chicken drumstick — a chicken leg, considered as food
  • chiltern hundreds — (in Britain) short for Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds; a nominal office that an MP applies for in order to resign his seat
  • chocolate soldier — a person who mistakenly believes that he or she is very powerful, important, or impressive
  • christmas disease — a relatively mild type of haemophilia, caused by lack of a protein (Christmas factor) implicated in the process of blood clotting
  • christmas pudding — Christmas pudding is a special pudding that is eaten at Christmas.
  • cleveland heights — city in NE Ohio: suburb of Cleveland: pop. 50,000
  • close to the wind — sailing as nearly as possible towards the direction from which the wind is blowing
  • colloid chemistry — the study of colloids.
  • come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
  • contradistinguish — to differentiate by means of contrasting or opposing qualities
  • correspondentship — The role or status of correspondent.
  • courtship display — behaviour that is aimed at attracting a mate
  • damon and pythias — two friends noted for their mutual loyalty. Damon offered himself as a hostage for Pythias, who was to be executed for treason by Dionysius of Syracuse. When Pythias returned to save his friend's life, he was pardoned
  • deadly nightshade — a poisonous Eurasian solanaceous plant, Atropa belladonna, having dull purple bell-shaped flowers and small very poisonous black berries
  • debt rescheduling — the process of changing the time frame or deadline for the repayment of debt, usually to ease the burden on the debtor
  • dehistoricization — The process or result of dehistoricizing.
  • dehospitalization — hospitalization insurance.
  • deliver the goods — to produce or perform something promised or expected
  • dephlogisticating — Present participle of dephlogisticate.
  • dephosphorylation — the removal of a phosphate group from an organic compound, as in the changing of ATP to ADP.
  • descending rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by the succession of metrical feet each of which is composed of one accented syllable followed by one or more unaccented syllables.
  • designated hitter — In baseball, a designated hitter is a player who bats in place of the pitcher.
  • designer clothing — Designer clothing is fashionable or luxury clothing made by, or carrying the label of, a well-known fashion designer.
  • desktop publisher — desktop publishing
  • despotic monarchy — absolute monarchy.
  • desynchronisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of desynchronization.
  • desynchronization — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
  • diaphragm shutter — a camera shutter having a group of overlapping blades that open and close at the center when exposing film.
  • dielectrophoresis — Dielectrophoresis is the movement of uncharged particles (= ones with no electrical charge) when a changing electric field is applied.
  • digital dashboard — (software)   A personalised desktop portal that focuses on business intelligence and knowledge management.
  • dimethylsulfoxide — DMSO.
  • dipped headlights — road vehicle headlights which have been switched from the main to the lower beam
  • displacement hull — a hull that displaces a significant volume of water when under way.
  • distance teaching — teaching via correspondence or the internet, where students are not physically present in a classroom
  • down in the dumps — If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.
  • drive-by shooting — an incident in which a person, building, or vehicle is shot at by someone in a moving vehicle
  • dull as dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.

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