15-letter words containing l, h
- american blight — any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid)
- amery ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in the SW Indian Ocean, bordered by Enderby Land on the N and American Highland on the W.
- amphiarthrodial — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
- amphitheatrical — Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre.
- anacoluthically — in an anacoluthic manner
- anaesthesiology — the science of administering anesthetics.
- anaesthetically — by means of an anaesthetic
- anamorphic lens — a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format
- andes lightning — an electrical discharge of the corona type, occurring over mountains when the atmosphere is electrically disturbed.
- andrographolide — (organic compound) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers.
- anglican church — any Church of the Anglican Communion or the Anglican Communion itself
- animal behavior — behavior (def 2).
- animal charcoal — carbon obtained from the carbonization of organic tissue of animals.
- annihilationism — the teaching or principle that trespassers and evildoers are completely destroyed rather than made to suffer in hell after death
- annihilationist — A person who believes that eternal punishment is the annihilation of both the body and the soul.
- annulled branch — delayed control-transfer
- anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
- anthropological — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- anthropologists — Plural form of anthropologist.
- anti-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- anti-malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- anti-technology — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- anticholesterol — an agent which acts against cholesterol, either as an antibody produced naturally by many mammals or in the form of a drug
- anticholinergic — blocking nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves
- antichristianly — in an Antichristian manner
- antifashionable — not conforming to mainstream fashion
- antimonarchical — opposed to the monarchy
- antishoplifting — designed to prevent shoplifting
- antitheoretical — opposed to or contradicting a theory
- apartment hotel — a hotel that rents furnished apartments or suites suitable for housekeeping, on a weekly or more permanent basis, and usually supplies all hotel services.
- apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
- apostrophically — (rhetoric) Using apostrophe; with sudden exclamatory dialogue.
- appalachian tea — any of various plants, as withe rod, whose leaves were used locally for tea in pioneer times
- apple macintosh — Macintosh
- approach lights — lights on the runway that guide planes coming in to land
- approachability — capable of being approached; accessible.
- approved school — In Britain in the past, an approved school was a boarding school where young people could be sent to stay if they had been found guilty of a crime.
- archeologically — In a archeological manner or fashion.
- archibald prize — an annual prize awarded by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales since 1921, for outstanding contributions to art, letters, science, and politics
- architectonical — Alternative form of architectonic.
- architecturally — of or relating to architecture: architectural metals.
- asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
- astrophysically — from an astrophysical point of view
- at arm's length — If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight.
- at full stretch — If you are at full stretch, your arm is straight and extended as far as possible, usually because you are trying to reach something that is almost too far away.
- at right angles — If two things are at right angles, they are situated so that they form an angle of 90° where they touch each other. You can also say that one thing is at right angles to another.
- at the controls — If someone is at the controls of a machine or other piece of equipment, they are operating it.
- at the earliest — At the earliest means not before the date or time mentioned.
- atherosclerosis — a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis
- atherosclerotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with atherosclerosis.