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16-letter words containing h, y, a

  • lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
  • lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
  • lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
  • lymphangiography — x-ray visualization of lymph vessels and nodes following injection of a contrast medium.
  • lymphatic system — an extensive network of capillary vessels that transports the interstitial fluid of the body as lymph to the venous blood circulation
  • lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
  • macrophotography — Photography that is done up close; close-up photography.
  • magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
  • make a photocopy — If you make a photocopy of a document, you make a copy of it using a photocopier.
  • make the fur fly — the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
  • malchus-porphyry — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
  • maleic anhydride — a colorless crystalline, unsaturated compound, C 4 H 2 O 3 , that is soluble in acetone and hydrolyzes in water: used in the production of polyester resins, pesticides, and fumaric and tartaric acids.
  • maleic hydrazide — a crystalline compound, C 4 N 2 H 4 O 2 , used as a plant growth inhibitor and weed-killer.
  • malpighian layer — the deep, germinative layer of the epidermis.
  • mammographically — Using a mammograph, by means of mammograph.
  • many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
  • marshalling yard — a place or depot where railway wagons are shunted and made up into trains and where engines, carriages, etc, are kept when not in use
  • mauchly, john w. — John Mauchly
  • mayfield heights — a city in N Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
  • medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
  • medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
  • megaphanerophyte — any tree with a height over 30 metres
  • mental telepathy — telepathy.
  • mesembryanthemum — any of various chiefly Old World plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having thick, fleshy leaves and often showy flowers.
  • methacrylic acid — a colorless, liquid acid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced synthetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate, polymerizes to yield a clear plastic.
  • methodologically — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
  • methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
  • michaelmas daisy — an aster.
  • microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
  • microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
  • military attache — attaché (def 2).
  • military honours — ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
  • monochromaticity — of or having one color.
  • monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
  • month of sundays — a long time
  • moral philosophy — philosophy dealing with the principles of morality; ethics.
  • mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
  • mount erymanthus — a mountain in SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese. Height: 2224 m (7297 ft)
  • muddy the waters — If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
  • mulberry harbour — either of two prefabricated floating harbours towed across the English Channel to the French coast for the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944
  • multi-way branch — switch statement
  • national holiday — a holiday that is observed throughout a nation.
  • natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
  • neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
  • neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
  • neuroarthropathy — (medicine) Any disease of a joint that is associated with a disease of the nervous system.
  • neurohypophyseal — Relating to the neurohypophysis.
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