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16-letter words containing h, u, l

  • chauvinistically — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
  • chechen republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the N slopes of the Caucasus Mountains: major oil and natural gas resources; formed an Autonomous Republic with Ingushetia from 1936 until 1944 and from 1957 until 1991; declared independence from Ingushetia in 1992; fighting between Chechen separatists and Russian forces (1994–96) led to de facto independence: reoccupied by Russia in 1999–2000. Capital: Grozny. Pop: 1 100 300 (2002). Area: 15 700 sq km (6010 sq miles)
  • chemiluminescent — Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence.
  • chemoluminescent — (chemistry) Exhibiting chemoluminescence.
  • chemonucleolysis — treatment for a herniated spinal disk in which chymopapain is injected into the disk to dissolve tissue.
  • cherries jubilee — a dessert of dark sweet cherries served in a flaming brandy sauce over vanilla ice cream
  • chilean firebush — South American shrub with scarlet flowers
  • cholera infantum — an often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in infants, not of the same cause as cholera but having somewhat similar characteristics.
  • chorionic villus — one of the branching outgrowths of the chorion that, together with maternal tissue, form the placenta.
  • chromic fluoride — a green, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, CrF 3 ⋅4H 2 O or CrF 3 ⋅9H 2 O: used chiefly in printing and dyeing woolens.
  • chromium plating — plating, often for decorative effect, made of chromium
  • chronic glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
  • church invisible — the entire body of Christian believers on earth and in heaven.
  • chuvash republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga valley: generally low-lying with undulating plains and large areas of forest. Capital: Cheboksary. Pop: 1 313 900 (2002). Area: 18 300 sq km (7064 sq miles)
  • cluster headache — a type of recurrent headache characterized by sudden onset and intense pain on one side of the face near the eye
  • cobweb houseleek — a small southern European plant, Sempervivum arachoideum, of the stonecrop family, having a dense, globular cluster of cobwebby leaves and red flowers on hairy stalks.
  • cochineal cactus — a treelike cactus, Nopalea cochenillifera, of Mexico and Central America, that is a principal source of food of the cochineal insect.
  • columbia heights — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
  • community school — a school offering some nonacademic activities related to life in a particular community and often serving as a community centre
  • consulting hours — the hours during which health practitioners are available for consultation
  • counterchallenge — A challenge made in response to another challenge.
  • cross-cut chisel — a chisel used for making grooves
  • cystourethrocele — A urethrocele occurring with a cystocele.
  • debenture holder — a person or organization holds a debenture
  • delphi technique — a forecasting or decision-making technique that makes use of written questionnaires to eliminate the influence of personal relationships and the domination of committees by strong personalities
  • diesel-hydraulic — a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters
  • diethyltoluamide — a liquid, C 12 H 17 NO, used as an insect repellent and resin solvent.
  • dimethyl sulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • diplomatic pouch — a sealed mailbag containing diplomatic correspondence that is sent free of inspection between a foreign office and its diplomatic or consular post abroad or from one such post to another.
  • disorderly house — a house of prostitution; brothel.
  • double-clutching — (of a bird) to produce a second clutch of eggs after the first has been removed, usually for hatching in an incubator.
  • draught excluder — a device (such as a strip of wood, or a long cylindrical cushion) placed at the bottom of a door to keep out draughts
  • dual citizenship — Also called dual nationality. the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries.
  • duchess of malfi — a tragedy (1614?) by John Webster.
  • ducktail-haircut — DA.
  • easter sepulcher — sepulcher (def 2).
  • easter-sepulcher — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
  • edinburgh prolog — Prolog dialect which eventually developed into the standard, as opposed to Marseille Prolog. (The difference is largely syntax.) Clocksin & Mellish describe Edinburgh Prolog. Version: C-Prolog.
  • electrohydraulic — Relating to electrohydraulics.
  • enthusiastically — In an enthusiastic manner.
  • episcopal church — an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland and the US
  • escutcheon plate — a plate or shield that surrounds a keyhole, door handle, light switch, etc, esp an ornamental one protecting a door or wall surface
  • ethnolinguistics — The field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a specific ethnic group.
  • exhaust analysis — An exhaust analysis is an examination of the constituents of an engine's gases, vapors, and particulates.
  • exhaust manifold — An exhaust manifold is a heat-resistant tube that connects an engine to an exhaust pipe.
  • farquhar islands — an island group in the Indian Ocean: administratively part of the Seychelles
  • feel the draught — to be short of money
  • ferrous sulphate — an iron salt with a saline taste, usually obtained as greenish crystals of the heptahydrate, which are converted to the white monohydrate above 100°C: used in inks, tanning, water purification, and in the treatment of anaemia. Formula: FeSO4
  • flamborough head — a chalk promontory in NE England, on the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire
  • flashbulb memory — the clear recollections that a person may have of the circumstances associated with a dramatic event
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