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15-letter words containing h, o, d, i, n

  • old high german — High German before 1100. Abbreviation: OHG.
  • oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
  • one-night stand — a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement.
  • opposition hold — a particular way of holding rock in mountain-climbing
  • orange chromide — an Asian cichlid fish, Etropus maculatus, with a brownish-orange spotted body
  • ordinary shares — British. a share of common stock.
  • organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
  • ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
  • orphaned i-node — (operating system)   /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ [Unix] 1. A file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories of a file system.
  • ortho-toluidine — Chemistry. a light-yellow, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the ortho isomer of toluidine: used in the manufacture of dyes, saccharin, and other organic compounds, and in textile printing processes.
  • orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
  • osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
  • osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
  • out in the cold — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
  • outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
  • paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
  • paphian goddess — Aphrodite, worshiped in Cyprus as the goddess of sexual love.
  • payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
  • pedagoguishness — the quality of being pedagoguish
  • phenazopyridine — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 2 ClN 5 , used as a lower urinary tract analgesic.
  • phoenix islands — a group of eight coral islands in the central Pacific: administratively part of Kiribati. Area: 28 sq km (11 sq miles). The islands and surrounding waters form the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, the world's largest marine protected area. Area: 410 500 sq km (158 500 sq miles)
  • phonocardiogram — the graphic record produced by a phonocardiograph.
  • photoconducting — of or relating to photoconduction
  • photoconduction — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
  • photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
  • photoproduction — the light-induced production of a species of molecule such as a radical or ion
  • pick and choose — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
  • point-and-shoot — of or denoting a camera that does not require manual adjustment of shutter speed, focus, aperture, etc.
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • propionaldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
  • propylhexedrine — a colorless, adrenergic, water-soluble liquid, C 1 0 H 2 N, used by inhalation as a nasal decongestant.
  • protonephridium — a tubular, excretory structure in certain invertebrates, as flatworms, rotifers, and some larvae, usually ending internally in flame cells and having an external pore
  • pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
  • pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
  • pseudoephedrine — a dextrorotatory, isomeric compound, C 1 0 H 1 5 NO, used as a nasal decongestant.
  • pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
  • psychodiagnosis — a psychological examination using psychodiagnostic techniques.
  • pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
  • radio telephone — A radio telephone is a telephone which carries sound by sending radio signals rather than by using wires. Radio telephones are often used in cars.
  • radio-telephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
  • radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
  • red riding hood — fairytale character
  • rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
  • right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
  • round the twist — mad; eccentric
  • round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
  • rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
  • schooner-rigged — rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.
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