14-letter words containing l, o, u, h, i
- hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
- hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
- harlequin opal — a variety of opal having patches of various colors.
- haul your wind — to sail closer to the wind
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- helium balloon — a balloon that is filled with helium and rises up into the air if not held
- hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
- hemicelluloses — Plural form of hemicellulose.
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- heroic couplet — a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, especially one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style, as, Know then thyself, presume not God to scan / The proper study of Mankind is Man.
- hold your fire — If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- holy communion — communion (def 1).
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- homomultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more identical polypeptide chains.
- honour killing — a murder committed by a male on a female relative considered to have brought dishonour to the family, usually through sexual activity forbidden by religion or tradition
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- horticulturist — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
- immunochemical — Pertaining to immunochemistry.
- in lieu of sth — If you do, get, or give one thing in lieu of another, you do, get, or give it instead of the other thing, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance.
- inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
- involute teeth — (in gears) teeth having a profile that is the involute of a circle.
- john q. public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- leucocythaemia — leukaemia
- light-coloured — having a light colour
- louis philippe — ("Citizen King") 1773–1850, king of France 1830–48.
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- milligram hour — a unit of measure for a dose of radium expressed as the amount of radiation received by exposure to one milligram of radium for one hour.
- milligram-hour — a unit of measure for a dose of radium expressed as the amount of radiation received by exposure to one milligram of radium for one hour.
- mulching mower — a lawn mower that shreds blades of grass into very small pieces that are left on the lawn to decay and return moisture and nutrients to the soil
- multichromatic — Involving more than one colour.
- musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience