15-letter words containing l, o, s, t, i
- go into details — If someone does not go into details about a subject, or does not go into the detail, they mention it without explaining it fully or properly.
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- golgi apparatus — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- golgi-apparatus — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- gram's solution — (sometimes lowercase) a solution of iodine, potassium iodide, and water, used in staining bacteria.
- gyrostabilizers — Plural form of gyrostabilizer.
- hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
- hemicolectomies — Plural form of hemicolectomy.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- heterosexualism — Discrimination of non-heterosexual people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
- heterosexuality — sexual feeling or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex.
- high resolution — a great amount of detail visible in a photographic, TV, or video image
- high-angle shot — a shot taken from a camera positioned above the action
- high-resolution — having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- histomorphology — histology.
- histopathologic — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
- histophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with tissues.
- historical cost — The historical cost of an asset is its original cost when it was first acquired by a company.
- holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
- holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homosexualities — Plural form of homosexuality.
- horatius cocles — a legendary Roman hero of the 6th century bc, who defended a bridge over the Tiber against Lars Porsena
- horse artillery — cavalry equipped with artillery
- horse latitudes — the latitudes near 30°N or 30°S at sea, characterized by baffling winds, calms, and high barometric pressure
- horticulturists — Plural form of horticulturist.
- hospital corner — 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 doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hospitalisation — (British) alternative spelling of hospitalization.
- hospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
- hostile witness — a witness who gives evidence against the party calling him
- human relations — the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees.
- hydrostatically — In a hydrostatic manner.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hypnotisability — Alternative spelling of hypnotizability.
- hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- hysteresis loop — a closed curve showing the variation of the magnetic flux density of a ferromagnetic material with the external magnetic field producing it, when this field is changed through a complete cycle
- hysteresis loss — the loss of energy by conversion to heat in a system exhibiting hysteresis.
- idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
- idiot's delight — any variety of the card game solitaire.
- if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
- ignatius loyola — Saint Ignatius of (Iñigo López de Loyola) 1491–1556, Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic: founder of the Society of Jesus.
- illustriousness — The state of being illustrious.