17-letter words containing h, o, l, t, u
- absolute humidity — the humidity of the atmosphere, usually expressed as the number of grams of water contained in 1 cubic metre of air
- absolute monarchy — a monarchy without constitutional limits
- absolute pathname — (file system) A pathname relative to the root directory.
- achromatic colour — colour, such as white, black, and grey, that is devoid of hue
- adventure holiday — a holiday that involves some physically challenging activity such as canoeing, rock climbing, etc
- agricultural show — a display of agricultural equipment and livestock, often including competitions, entertainment, and a trade fair
- all-weather court — a tennis court suitable to be used in all kinds of weather
- aminoglutethimide — a hormone antagonist, C 13 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome and breast cancer.
- ammonium sulphate — a white soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in water purification. Formula: (NH4)2SO4
- aristolochiaceous — belonging to the Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family of plants.
- ashton-under-lyne — a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 43 236 (2001)
- australopithecine — any of various extinct apelike primates of the genus Australopithecus and related genera, remains of which have been discovered in southern and E Africa. Some species are estimated to be over 4.5 million years old
- authority control — the establishment and maintainance of consistent forms of terms, as of names, subjects, and titles, to be used as headings in bibliographic records.
- bachelor's button — any of several plants of a genus (Centaurea) of the composite family, that have scaly, vase-shaped bracts below the white, pink, or blue flowers; esp., the cornflower and knapweed
- bachelor's-button — any of various plants with round flower heads, especially the cornflower.
- biopharmaceutical — of or relating to drugs produced using biotechnology
- blood and thunder — A blood and thunder performer or performance is very loud and emotional.
- blood-and-thunder — sensationalism, violence, or exaggerated melodrama: a movie full of blood and thunder.
- boothia peninsula — a peninsula of N Canada: the northernmost part of the mainland of North America, lying west of the Gulf of Boothia, an arm of the Arctic Ocean
- bottlebrush grass — a North American grass, Hystrix patula, having loose flower spikes with long awns.
- british columbian — of or relating to British Columbia or its inhabitants
- bull of the woods — the foreman of a logging operation.
- buttock-clenching — making one tighten the buttocks through extreme fear or embarrassment
- buttonhole stitch — a reinforcing looped stitch for the edge of material, such as around a buttonhole
- calcium phosphate — the insoluble nonacid calcium salt of orthophosphoric acid (phosphoric(V) acid): it occurs in bones and is the main constituent of bone ash. Formula: Ca3(PO4)2
- chemical equation — a representation of a chemical reaction using symbols of the elements to indicate the amount of substance, usually in moles, of each reactant and product
- chocolate biscuit — a biscuit covered with chocolate
- clare boothe luce — Clare Boothe, 1903–87, U.S. writer, politician, and diplomat.
- collegiate church — a church that has an endowed chapter of canons and prebendaries attached to it but that is not a cathedral
- colour photograph — a photograph that is developed and printed in colour
- contour ploughing — ploughing following the contours of the land, to minimize the effects of erosion
- counterchallenges — Plural form of counterchallenge.
- courtship display — behaviour that is aimed at attracting a mate
- denatured alcohol — ethanol rendered unfit for human consumption by the addition of a noxious substance, as in methylated spirits
- desktop publisher — desktop publishing
- dimethylsulfoxide — DMSO.
- douglas macarthur — Douglas, 1880–1964, U.S. general: supreme commander of allied forces in SW Pacific during World War II and of UN forces in Korea 1950–51.
- down the plughole — If you say that something has gone down the plughole, you mean that it has failed or has been lost or wasted.
- ethnomusicologist — A researcher in the field of ethnomusicology.
- fluorescent light — a fluorescent lamp in domestic or commercial use; a fluorescent strip
- follow the hounds — to hunt a fox, etc. on horseback with hounds
- four on the floor — a four-speed manual transmission having the gearshift set into the floor.
- four-on-the-floor — a four-speed manual transmission having the gearshift set into the floor.
- french revolution — the revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.
- functional change — a change in the grammatical function of a word, as in the use of the noun input as a verb or the noun fun as an adjective.
- furbish lousewort — any plant belonging to the genus Pedicularis, of the figwort family, as the wood betony, formerly supposed to cause lice in sheep feeding on it: one species, P. furbishiae (Furbish lousewort) of parts of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, having finely toothed leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers, is endangered and was thought to be extinct until specimens were discovered in 1946 and again in 1976.
- glastonbury chair — a folding chair having legs crossed front-to-back and having arms connected to the back and to the front seat rail.
- globus hystericus — the sensation of having a lump in the throat or difficulty in swallowing for which no medical cause can be found.
- ground angle shot — a photograph or film shot in which the lens is near the ground, usually pointing up somewhat
- gustavus adolphus — (Gustavus Adolphus) 1778–1837, king of Sweden 1792–1809 (son of Gustavus III).
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