15-letter words containing i, n, h, u, m
- hung parliament — a parliament that does not have a party with a working majority
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hydroxonium ion — a positive ion, H3O+, formed by the attachment of a proton to a water molecule: occurs in solutions of acids and behaves like a hydrogen ion
- hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
- hyperinsulinism — excessive insulin in the blood, resulting in hypoglycemia.
- hypoalbuminemia — an abnormally small quantity of albumin in the blood.
- hypoinsulinemia — (medicine) An abnormally low level of insulin in the blood.
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- 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.
- immunopathology — the study of diseases having an immunologic or allergic basis.
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- inch of mercury — a unit of atmospheric pressure, being the pressure equal to that exerted by a column of mercury one inch high under standard conditions of temperature and gravity: 33.864 millibars. Abbreviation: in. Hg.
- inhomogeneously — lack of homogeneity.
- lethal mutation — a gene that under certain conditions causes the death of an organism.
- machine gunning — the act of using a machine gun
- magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
- male chauvinism — the beliefs, attitudes, or behavior of male chauvinists (men who patronize, disparage, or otherwise denigrate females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit).
- male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
- malpighian tube — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
- malpighian tuft — glomerulus (def 2).
- masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
- measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
- mechanical pulp — groundwood pulp.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- mind how you go — Some people say 'Mind how you go' when they are saying goodbye to someone who is leaving.
- mischievousness — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
- moravian church — a Protestant Church originating in Moravia in 1722 as a revival of the sect of Bohemian Brethren. It has close links with the Lutheran Church
- mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
- naismith's rule — a rule of thumb for calculating the time needed for a climbing expedition, allowing 1 hour for every 3 miles of distance plus 1 hour for every 2000 feet of height
- neo-lutheranism — a movement begun in the 19th century in Germany and Scandinavia to revive the orthodox principles, beliefs, and practices of the Lutheran Church.
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neuroepithelium — Embryology. the part of the embryonic ectoderm that gives rise to the nervous system.
- nyquist theorem — (communications) A theorem stating that when an analogue waveform is digitised, only the frequencies in the waveform below half the sampling frequency will be recorded. In order to reconstruct (interpolate) a signal from a sequence of samples, sufficient samples must be recorded to capture the peaks and troughs of the original waveform. If a waveform is sampled at less than twice its frequency the reconstructed waveform will effectively contribute only noise. This phenomenon is called "aliasing" (the high frequencies are "under an alias"). This is why the best digital audio is sampled at 44,000 Hz - twice the average upper limit of human hearing. The Nyquist Theorem is not specific to digitised signals (represented by discrete amplitude levels) but applies to any sampled signal (represented by discrete time values), not just sound.
- omnium gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- omnium-gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- phantom circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- photojournalism — journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines.
- proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
- protonephridium — a tubular, excretory structure in certain invertebrates, as flatworms, rotifers, and some larvae, usually ending internally in flame cells and having an external pore
- pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
- pullman kitchen — a kitchenette, often recessed into a wall and concealed by double doors or a screen.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- quite something — a remarkable or noteworthy thing or person