15-letter words containing h, o, s, i, e
- heat exhaustion — a condition characterized by faintness, rapid pulse, nausea, profuse sweating, cool skin, and collapse, caused by prolonged exposure to heat accompanied by loss of adequate fluid and salt from the body.
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
- hemicolectomies — Plural form of hemicolectomy.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- hemochromatosis — a rare metabolic disorder characterized by a bronzed skin, cirrhosis, and severe diabetes, caused by the deposit in tissue, especially of the liver and pancreas, of hemosiderin and other pigments containing iron.
- heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
- hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- heroin overdose — an excessive amount of the drug heroin, sufficient to cause illness or death
- heterogeneities — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
- heteroscedastic — (of several distributions) having different variances
- heterosexualism — Discrimination of non-heterosexual people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
- heterosexuality — sexual feeling or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex.
- hexylresorcinol — white or yellowish-white, needle-shaped crystals, C 12 H 18 O 2 , used chiefly as an antiseptic and for the expulsion of intestinal worms.
- hiberno-english — Also called Anglo-Irish. the English language as spoken in Ireland.
- hierogrammatist — a writer of hierograms, hierogrammate
- high priesthood — the condition or office of a high priest.
- high resolution — a great amount of detail visible in a photographic, TV, or video image
- high-angle shot — a shot taken from a camera positioned above the action
- high-resolution — having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- historiographer — a historian, especially one appointed to write an official history of a group, period, or institution.
- hobson's choice — the choice of taking either that which is offered or nothing; the absence of a real alternative.
- holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
- holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
- holyhead island — former name of Holy Island (def 2).
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homo economicus — a theoretical human being who rationally calculates the costs and benefits of every action before making a decision, used as the basis for a number of economic theories and models
- homosexualities — Plural form of homosexuality.
- honeymoon suite — a luxurious suite in a hotel designed for honeymooners
- hoosier cabinet — a tall kitchen cabinet mass-produced during the early part of the 20th century, usually of oak, featuring an enameled work surface, storage bins, a flour sifter, etc.
- horatius cocles — a legendary Roman hero of the 6th century bc, who defended a bridge over the Tiber against Lars Porsena
- horror-stricken — Horror-stricken means the same as horror-struck.
- horse artillery — cavalry equipped with artillery
- horse latitudes — the latitudes near 30°N or 30°S at sea, characterized by baffling winds, calms, and high barometric pressure
- hospital corner — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
- hostile witness — a witness who gives evidence against the party calling him
- house detective — an employee of a department store, hotel, etc., employed to prevent thefts, violations of regulations, or other forms of misconduct on the part of patrons.
- house physician — a house officer working in a medical as opposed to a surgical discipline
- household linen — items made of cloth, such as tablecloths, sheets, and pillowcases, that are used in the home
- housemistresses — Plural form of housemistress.
- housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
- housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.
- human relations — the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees.
- huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
- hyperbolic sine — one of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes; sinh
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious