15-letter words containing l, e, t, h, g
- light-sensitive — (of a surface) having a photoelectric property, such as the ability to generate a current, change its electrical resistance, etc, when exposed to light
- lightheadedness — Alternative spelling of light-headedness.
- lighthouse tube — a vacuum tube with the electrodes arranged in parallel layers closely spaced, giving a relatively high-power output at high frequencies.
- lightning chess — rapid chess in which either each move has a fixed time allowed (usually 10 seconds) or each player is allotted a fixed time (often 5 minutes) for all his moves
- like grim death — as if afraid for one's life
- longhorn cattle — cattle of a long-horned breed, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US
- longshore drift — beach drift.
- longsightedness — Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight.
- magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
- magnetorheology — the study of the relationships between the particle and fluid properties of magnetic suspensions.
- malpighian tube — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- monthly meeting — (often initial capital letters) a district unit of local congregations of the Society of Friends.
- mother language — a language from which another language is descended; parent language.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
- natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- night blindness — a condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight but abnormally poor at night or in a dim light; nyctalopia.
- north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
- northern lights — aurora borealis.
- ophthalmoplegia — Paralysis of the muscles within or surrounding the eye.
- orthokeratology — a technique for correcting refractive errors in vision by changing the shape of the cornea with the temporary use of progressively flatter hard contact lenses.
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- palaeopathology — the study of diseases of ancient man and fossil animals
- palaeophytology — the study of ancient botany
- personal growth — development as an individual
- phenomenologist — the study of phenomena.
- philip the good — 1396–1467, duke of Burgundy 1419–67.
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- photoheliograph — an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.
- phototelegraphy — facsimile (def 2a).
- phytoflagellate — any microscopic flagellate that is photosynthetic.
- pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- radiotelegraphy — the constructing or operating of radiotelegraphs.
- reading the law — that part of the morning service on Sabbaths, festivals, and Mondays and Thursdays during which a passage is read from the Torah scrolls
- rechargeability — (of a storage battery) capable of being charged repeatedly. Compare cordless (def 2).
- religious right — US right-wing Christian movement
- reversing light — Reversing lights are the white lights on the back of a motor vehicle which shine when the vehicle is in reverse gear.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.
- rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- run the gantlet — to be punished by means of the gantlet
- school teaching — School teaching is the work done by teachers in a school.
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate