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16-letter words containing h, o, t, d, y

  • limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
  • limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
  • lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
  • many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
  • medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
  • methodologically — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
  • methylene iodide — a yellow liquid, CH 2 I 2 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used for the separation of mixtures of minerals and in organic synthesis.
  • modern synthesis — a consolidation of the results of various lines of investigation from the 1920s through the 1950s that supported and reconciled the Darwinian theory of evolution and the Mendelian laws of inheritance in terms of natural selection acting on genetic variation.
  • month of sundays — a long time
  • mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
  • national holiday — a holiday that is observed throughout a nation.
  • non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
  • order of the day — the agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.
  • orthodoxy sunday — a solemn festival held on the first Sunday of Lent (Orthodoxy Sunday) commemorating the restoration of the use of icons in the church (a.d. 842) and the triumph over all heresies.
  • phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
  • photoperiodicity — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
  • phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
  • pinot chardonnay — Chardonnay.
  • room methodology — Real-Time Object-Oriented Modeling
  • schneider trophy — a trophy for air racing between seaplanes of any nation, first presented by Jacques Schneider (1879–1928) in 1913; won outright by Britain in 1931
  • secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
  • shaggy dog story — a funny story, traditionally about a talking dog, that, after an often long and involved narration of unimportant incidents, has an absurd or irrelevant punch line.
  • shaggy-dog story — a funny story, traditionally about a talking dog, that, after an often long and involved narration of unimportant incidents, has an absurd or irrelevant punch line.
  • shorthand typing — shorthand and typing
  • shorthand typist — A shorthand typist is a person who types and writes shorthand, usually in an office.
  • sodium methylate — a white, free-flowing, flammable powder, CH 3 ONa, decomposed by water to sodium hydroxide and methyl alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • stagedoor johnny — a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.
  • take holy orders — to become ordained
  • tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
  • thalidomide baby — a baby that has physical abnormalities due to the drug thalidomide being taken by the mother while the baby was still a developing fetus
  • the body politic — the people of a nation or the nation itself considered as a political entity; the state
  • the devil to pay — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
  • the human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
  • the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
  • the one and only — incomparable and unique
  • the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
  • thionyl chloride — a clear, pale yellow or red, fuming, corrosive liquid, SOCl 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • to carry the day — If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition.
  • to hold your own — If you hold your own, you are able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you.
  • to try your hand — If you try your hand at an activity, you attempt to do it, usually for the first time.
  • triiodothyronine — Biochemistry. a thyroid hormone, C 15 H 12 I 3 NO 4 , similar to thyroxine but several times more potent.
  • typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
  • way of the world — a comedy of manners (1700) by William Congreve.
  • weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
  • what do you know — People sometimes say 'What do you know!' when they are very surprised about something.
  • white-eyed vireo — a vireo, Vireo griseus, of eastern North America, having olive, yellow, and white plumage, a yellow ring around each eye, and white irises.
  • white-haired boy — a favourite; darling
  • woody nightshade — bittersweet (def 3).
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