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16-letter words containing l, a, t, h, i

  • horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
  • horticulturalist — Misspelling of horticulturist.
  • hospital corners — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
  • hospital service — the whole organization of government funded hospitals, their staff, and the services they provide
  • hospitalizations — Plural form of hospitalization.
  • hostile takeover — a takeover that is not approved by the management of the corporation being acquired or that is accomplished through the secret purchase of stock.
  • hybrid perpetual — a type of cultivated rose bred from varieties having vigorous growth and more or less recurrent bloom.
  • hydrated alumina — a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, Al(OH) 3 or Al 2 O 3 ⋅3H 2 O, obtained chiefly from bauxite: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, and printing inks, in dyeing, and in medicine as an antacid and in the treatment of ulcers.
  • hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
  • hydroformylation — the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hyperperistalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hypervariability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
  • hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • hyperventilating — Present participle of hyperventilate.
  • hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
  • hypoalimentation — insufficient or inadequate nourishment.
  • hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
  • immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
  • immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
  • in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
  • in the long haul — in a future time
  • in the meanwhile — until then, for now
  • indian meal moth — a small pyralid moth, Plodia interpunctella, whose larvae are an important pest of stored cereals.
  • inexhaustibility — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
  • inextinguishable — not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.
  • inextinguishably — In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
  • inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
  • interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
  • isophthalic acid — a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the meta isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and plasticizers.
  • it's all up with — there is no further hope for; the end is near for
  • italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
  • javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
  • karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
  • knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
  • knights of malta — the order of Hospitalers.
  • lachryma christi — a table wine produced from grapes grown near Vesuvius, in Italy.
  • lake havasu city — a city in W central Arizona.
  • larger than life — If you say that someone or something is larger than life, you mean that they appear or behave in a way that seems more exaggerated or important than usual.
  • larger-than-life — exceedingly imposing, impressive, or memorable, especially in appearance or forcefulness: a larger-than-life leader.
  • lateral thinking — unconventional or creative problem-solving
  • leap in the dark — to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
  • leave it at that — to take a matter no further
  • left parenthesis — (character)   "(". ASCII character 40. Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; open; paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (")" = already); lparen; ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round bracket, INTERCAL: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" = unparenthisey); left ear. Paired with right parenthesis (")").
  • lethal injection — dose of deadly chemical into a vein
  • life after death — If you talk about life after death, you are discussing the possibility that people may continue to exist in some form after they die.
  • life-threatening — endangering life: a life-threatening illness.
  • light adaptation — the reflex adaptation of the eye to bright light, consisting of an increase in the number of functioning cones, accompanied by a decrease in the number of functioning rods (opposed to dark adaptation).
  • lighter than air — (of an aircraft) weighing less than the air it displaces, hence obtaining lift from aerostatic buoyancy.
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