15-letter words containing h, y, s, t
- heterosexuality — sexual feeling or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex.
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- histomorphology — histology.
- histophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with tissues.
- holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
- holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- honeymoon suite — a luxurious suite in a hotel designed for honeymooners
- horse artillery — cavalry equipped with artillery
- host-host layer — transport layer
- hostess trolley — a trolley, usually wheeled, on which to keep food warm until the hostess is ready to serve it
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hydrostatically — In a hydrostatic manner.
- hyperactiveness — The state or quality of being hyperactive.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hyperextensible — Capable of being stretched and extended.
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- hyperparasitism — an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.
- hyperpotassemia — hyperkalemia.
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hypersensitized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersensitize.
- hyperthyroidism — overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- hypnotisability — Alternative spelling of hypnotizability.
- hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- hypopituitarism — abnormally diminished activity of the pituitary gland, especially of the anterior lobe.
- hyposensitivity — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- hypostatization — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypovitaminosis — Insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body.
- hysteresis loop — a closed curve showing the variation of the magnetic flux density of a ferromagnetic material with the external magnetic field producing it, when this field is changed through a complete cycle
- hysteresis loss — the loss of energy by conversion to heat in a system exhibiting hysteresis.
- hystricomorphic — relating to a suborder of rodents
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- immunohistology — the microscopic study of tissues with the aid of antibodies that bind to tissue components and reveal their presence.
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
- in the old days — a long time ago
- in the same way — similarly
- isopropyl ether — a colorless, volatile, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O, used chiefly as a solvent for waxes, fats, and resins.
- isothiocyanates — Plural form of isothiocyanate.
- jayhawker state — Kansas (used as a nickname).
- john chrysostom — Saint John, a.d. 347?–407, ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople.
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- keyes technique — a system of treating periodontal diseases by eliminating specific disease-related microorganisms, primarily through nonsurgical therapy that is regulated and adjusted in accordance with microscopic or cultural findings in subgingival plaque specimens.
- kinesthesiology — The medical and therapeutic study of the movement of muscles and joints.
- kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.
- labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.