15-letter words containing h, y, d, r, i
- methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
- michael faraday — Michael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- nizhny novgorod — city in central European Russia, at the Volga & Oka rivers: pop. 1,438,000
- noncreditworthy — Not creditworthy.
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- ordinary shares — British. a share of common stock.
- orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
- phenazopyridine — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 2 ClN 5 , used as a lower urinary tract analgesic.
- phenylhydrazine — a yellow, poisonous liquid or low-melting solid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used in chemical analysis and organic synthesis.
- pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- propionaldehyde — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics.
- propylhexedrine — a colorless, adrenergic, water-soluble liquid, C 1 0 H 2 N, used by inhalation as a nasal decongestant.
- psychedelicware — /si:"k*-del"-ik-weir/ [UK] Synonym display hack. See also smoking clover.
- radioautography — autoradiography.
- radiochemically — by radiochemical means or methods; from a radiochemical perspective
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- radiotelegraphy — the constructing or operating of radiotelegraphs.
- ranfurly shield — (in New Zealand) the premier rugby trophy, competed for annually by provincial teams
- ray-finned fish — any of various bony fishes of the subclass Actinopterygii, having strong slender rays, excluding the coelacanth and lungfish.
- ready-furnished — (of a room, house, office, etc) fitted with furniture before being rented or sold
- right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
- security thread — a colored thread running through the paper of a piece of paper money, used to deter counterfeiting.
- strawberry dish — a shallow, circular fruit dish with a fluted or pierced border.
- summer holidays — the time when children do not go to school in the summer
- the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
- thursday island — an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
- thyroid extract — the powdered preparation made from the thyroid gland of certain animals, used to treat hypothyroidism
- thyroid hormone — A thyroid hormone is a hormone, especially thyroxine or triiodothyronine, produced by the thyroid gland.
- tristram shandy — a novel (1759–67) by Laurence Sterne.
- vindhya pradesh — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- whip-tailed ray — a whipray.
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- working holiday — trip combining vacation with job experience
- xeroradiography — an x-ray utilizing a specially coated plate that allows a picture to be developed without the use of liquid chemicals.
- yorkshire dales — the valleys of the rivers flowing from the Pennines in W Yorkshire: chiefly Ribblesdale, Swaledale, Nidderdale, Wharfedale, and Wensleydale; tourist area