15-letter words containing h, o, i
- anthony hawkins — Sir Anthony Hope ("Anthony Hope") 1863–1933, English novelist and playwright.
- anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
- anthropocentric — regarding man as the most important and central factor in the universe
- anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
- anthropological — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthropologists — Plural form of anthropologist.
- anthropometrics — the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body (called anthropometry), especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines.
- anthropomorphic — Anthropomorphic means relating to the idea that an animal, a god, or an object has feelings or characteristics like those of a human being.
- anthropopathism — ascription of human passions or feelings to a being or beings not human, especially to a deity.
- anthropophagite — a cannibal
- anthropopsychic — the attribution of consciousness to divine beings and nature
- anthroposophist — A proponent of anthroposophy.
- anti-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
- anti-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- anti-technology — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- antiaphrodisiac — something that represses sexual desire
- anticholesterol — an agent which acts against cholesterol, either as an antibody produced naturally by many mammals or in the form of a drug
- anticholinergic — blocking nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves
- antifashionable — not conforming to mainstream fashion
- antihemorrhagic — That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
- antihypotensive — An antihypotensive is any drug that raises low blood pressure.
- antimonarchical — opposed to the monarchy
- antipornography — opposed to or acting against pornography
- antishoplifting — designed to prevent shoplifting
- antitheoretical — opposed to or contradicting a theory
- aphrodite terra — a large plateau region that stretches approximately halfway around the middle latitude of Venus.
- apophthegmatise — to speak in apophthegms
- apophthegmatist — a person who creates apophthegms
- apophthegmatize — to use apophthegms
- apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
- apostrophically — (rhetoric) Using apostrophe; with sudden exclamatory dialogue.
- apple macintosh — Macintosh
- approach lights — lights on the runway that guide planes coming in to land
- approachability — capable of being approached; accessible.
- arc de triomphe — the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836
- arch of triumph — Arc de Triomphe.
- archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
- archeologically — In a archeological manner or fashion.
- archiepiscopacy — a form of church government in which power is vested in archbishops.
- archiepiscopate — the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
- architectonical — Alternative form of architectonic.
- asiago (cheese) — a hard, dry, sharply flavored cheese originally of N Italy
- asian shorthair — a generic term for a group of breeds of short-haired cat of Burmese type, including the Bombay
- asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
- astrophysically — from an astrophysical point of view
- astrophysicists — Plural form of astrophysicist.
- at short notice — Notice is used in expressions such as 'at short notice', 'at a moment's notice' or 'at twenty-four hours' notice', to indicate that something can or must be done within a short period of time.
- at the point of — very close to; on the verge of
- atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis