17-letter words containing h, o, m, n, y
- monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
- monochromatically — of or having one color.
- monolith catalyst — A monolith catalyst is a type of catalyst whose surface is flat.
- more than usually — You use more than usually to show that something shows even more of a particular quality than it normally does.
- mountain mahogany — any of a genus (Cercocarpus) of W North American shrubs or small trees of the rose family, with lobed leaves and single dry fruits
- nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
- neuropharmacology — the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
- northcountrywoman — a female native or inhabitant of the North of England
- organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
- pastoral symphony — the Symphony No. 6 in F major (1807–08) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
- phantom pregnancy — the occurrence of signs of pregnancy, such as enlarged abdomen and absence of menstruation, when no embryo is present, due to hormonal imbalance
- phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
- plymouth brethren — a religious sect founded c. 1827, strongly Puritanical in outlook and prohibiting many secular occupations for its members. It combines elements of Calvinism, Pietism, and millenarianism, and has no organized ministry
- polymorphonuclear — (of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.
- south sea company — a British joint stock company that traded in South America in the 18th century. The South Sea Company took over the national debt in return for a monopoly of trade with the South Seas, causing feverish speculation in their stocks, and a financial crash in 1720 (the South Sea Bubble)
- spiny-headed worm — any of a small group of endoparasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, as larvae parasitic in insects and crustaceans and as adults in various vertebrates.
- spongy parenchyma — the lower layer of the ground tissue of a leaf, characteristically containing irregularly shaped cells with relatively few chloroplasts and large intercellular spaces.
- steamship company — a company which has a fleet of steamships
- sunbury-on-thames — a town in SE England, in N Surrey. Pop: 27 415 (2001)
- surprise symphony — the Symphony No. 94 in G major (1791) by Franz Josef Haydn.
- sydenham's chorea — a form of chorea affecting children, often associated with rheumatic fever
- synchronous motor — a synchronous machine that acts as a motor.
- the underemployed — underemployed people
- theory of numbers — number theory.
- uncomprehendingly — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- youth programming — the creation and scheduling of television programmes specifically aimed at young people