0%

16-letter words containing h, y, l, o

  • hydrologic cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
  • hydrometeorology — the study of atmospheric water, especially precipitation, as it affects agriculture, water supply, flood control, power generation, etc.
  • hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
  • hydroxylammonium — (inorganic compound) The univalent NH3OH+ cation, derived from hydroxylamine.
  • hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
  • hyperchlorhydria — excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
  • hyperlipoidaemia — Alt form hyperlipoidemia.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hyperthermophile — (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
  • hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
  • hypoaeolian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E, with the final on A.
  • hypoalimentation — insufficient or inadequate nourishment.
  • hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
  • hypsilophodontid — An informal grouping of small ornithopod dinosaurs, regarded as fast, herbivorous bipeds on the order of 1\u20132 meters long (3.3-6.6 feet).
  • immunochemically — In an immunochemical way.
  • immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
  • incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • jailhouse lawyer — a prisoner who has taught himself or herself law while serving time, is knowledgeable about technical legal matters, and gives legal advice, especially to fellow prisoners.
  • junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
  • lady of the lake — a narrative poem (1810) by Sir Walter Scott.
  • lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
  • lead by the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
  • lily-of-the-nile — a plant, Agapanthus africanus, of the amaryllis family, native to Africa, having large umbels of blue flowers.
  • limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
  • limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
  • lithographically — In the manner of lithography.
  • lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
  • lymphangiography — x-ray visualization of lymph vessels and nodes following injection of a contrast medium.
  • lyndon b johnson — Andrew, 1808–75, seventeenth president of the U.S. 1865–69.
  • malchus-porphyry — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
  • mammographically — Using a mammograph, by means of mammograph.
  • many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
  • mauchly, john w. — John Mauchly
  • medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
  • mercury chloride — mercuric chloride
  • methodologically — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
  • methyl cellulose — a grayish-white powder prepared from cellulose that swells to a highly viscous colloidal solution in water: used as a food additive and in water paints, leather tanning, and cosmetics.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • methylthioninium — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The heterocyclic cation 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium, that is the basis of methylene blue.
  • microsporophylls — Plural form of microsporophyll.
  • 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.
  • mobility housing — houses designed or adapted for people who have difficulty in walking but are not necessarily chairbound
  • monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
  • moral philosophy — philosophy dealing with the principles of morality; ethics.
  • morphophysiology — The (study of the) biological interrelationship between form and physiological function.
  • 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
  • national holiday — a holiday that is observed throughout a nation.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?