19-letter words containing l, h

mohammed ali jinnah — Mohammed Ali ("Quaid-i-Azam") 1876–1948, Muslim leader in India: first governor general of Pakistan 1947–48.
molar heat capacity — the heat capacity of one mole of a substance.
moses-in-the-cradle — a plant, Rhoeo spathacea, native to the West Indies and Central America, having leaves with purple undersides and white flowers enclosed in a boat-shaped envelope formed by two bracts.
mother-in-law plant — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
mountain chinchilla — any of several long-tailed rodents of the genus Lagidium, having coarse poor quality fur
mucopolysaccharides — Plural form of mucopolysaccharide.
muhammadan calendar — Muslim calendar.
mulheim an der ruhr — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany, near Essen.
multinomial theorem — an expression of a power of a sum in terms of powers of the addends, a generalization of the binomial theorem.
multiplexor channel — (MPX) mainframe terminology for a slow peripheral device connection, e.g. for a printer, operator console, or card reader.
mushroom ventilator — a ventilator having at the top of a vertical shaft a broad rounded cap that can be screwed down to close it.
naberezhniye chelny — city in E European Russia, on the Kama River: pop. 514,000
nail polish remover — solvent for removing nail polish
napierian logarithm — natural logarithm.
nathaniel hawthorne — Nathaniel, 1804–64, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
national characters — (character) Characters with accents and other diacritical marks that are used in certain written languages (that are based on the Roman alphabet) but not in others, particularly not in English. A standard list is ISO Latin 1.
natural catastrophe — A natural catastrophe is an unexpected event, caused by nature, such as an earthquake or flood, in which there is a lot of suffering, damage, or death.
neufchâtel (cheese) — a soft white cheese prepared from whole milk or skim milk and eaten fresh or cured
neuropathologically — In a neuropathologic way.
neville chamberlain — (Arthur) Neville, 1869–1940, British statesman: prime minister 1937–40.
new zealand spinach — a plant, Tetragonia tetragonioides, of warm regions, cultivated for its edible leaves, eaten as a vegetable.
niagara-on-the-lake — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario, at the mouth of the Niagara River, on the border between Canada and New York.
niccolo machiavelli — Niccolò di Bernardo [neek-kaw-law dee ber-nahr-daw] /ˌnik kɔˈlɔ di bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.
no shrinking violet — If you say that someone is no shrinking violet, you mean that they are not at all shy.
non-distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
nonplayer character — a character in a tabletop role-playing game who is controlled by the Game Master.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
north valley stream — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
north-central state — a state of N Nigeria. Capital: Kaduna. Pop: 4 438 007 (1995 est). Area: 46 053 sq km (17 781 sq miles)
north-northeasterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northeast
north-northwesterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northwest
not by a long chalk — by no means; not possibly
not by a long sight — on no account; not at all
not for much longer — if something will not happen for much longer, it will soon stop happening
not much to look at — unattractive or unimpressive
occupational hazard — a danger or hazard to workers that is inherent in a particular occupation: Silicosis is an occupational hazard of miners.
occupational health — Occupational health is the branch of medicine that deals with the health of people in their workplace or in relation to their job.
off-highway vehicle — An off-highway vehicle is a vehicle, such as one used for construction or agriculture, that is intended for use on steep or uneven ground.
old church slavonic — the oldest attested Slavic language, an ecclesiastical language written first by Cyril and Methodius in a Bible translation of the 9th century and continued in use for about two centuries. It represents the South Slavic, Bulgarian dialect of 9th-century Salonika with considerable addition of other South and West Slavic elements. Abbreviation: OCS.
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
old man and the sea — a novel (1952) by Ernest Hemingway.
old spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
on someone's behalf — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
on the baker's list — in good health
on the threshold of — If you are on the threshold of something exciting or new, you are about to experience it.
on top of the world — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
oriental fruit moth — a moth, Grapholitha molesta, introduced into the U.S. from Asia, the larvae of which infest and feed on the twigs and fruits of peach, plum, and related trees.
otorhinolaryngology — otolaryngology.

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