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16-letter words containing l, y, t, h, r, a

  • hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
  • hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
  • lachryma christi — a table wine produced from grapes grown near Vesuvius, in Italy.
  • least flycatcher — a small flycatcher, Empidonax minimus, of eastern North America.
  • limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
  • limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
  • lithographically — In the manner of lithography.
  • lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
  • make the fur fly — the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
  • medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
  • medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
  • methacrylic acid — a colorless, liquid acid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced synthetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate, polymerizes to yield a clear plastic.
  • methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
  • military attache — attaché (def 2).
  • military honours — ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • multi-way branch — switch statement
  • natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
  • neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
  • ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
  • orthographically — In an orthographical manner; using proper spelling, capitalization and grammar.
  • osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
  • particle physics — the branch of physics that deals with the properties and behavior of elementary particles.
  • photolithography — the technique or art of making photolithographs.
  • physical therapy — the treatment or management of physical disability, malfunction, or pain by exercise, massage, hydrotherapy, etc., without the use of medicines, surgery, or radiation.
  • player character — a character in a role-playing game or video game who is controlled by the person playing the game. Abbreviation: PC. Compare nonplayer character.
  • port phillip bay — a bay in SE Australia: the harbor of Melbourne. 31 miles (50 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
  • prophylactically — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
  • propylthiouracil — a white crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 0 N 2 OS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
  • rhythm and blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
  • rhythm-and-blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
  • saint-barthelemy — (Saint Bartholomew; Saint Barts; Saint Barths) a resort island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands, part of the French department of Guadeloupe. 6900; 8 sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
  • sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
  • sealyham terrier — one of a Welsh breed of small terriers having short legs, a docked tail, and a wiry, mostly white coat.
  • shooting gallery — a place equipped with targets and used for practice in shooting.
  • silky flycatcher — any of several passerine birds of the family Ptilogonatidae, of the southwestern U.S. to Panama, related to the waxwings.
  • taft-hartley act — an act of the U.S. Congress (1947) that supersedes but continues most of the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and that, in addition, provides for an eighty-day injunction against strikes that endanger public health and safety and bans closed shops, featherbedding, secondary boycotts, jurisdictional strikes, and certain other union practices.
  • take holy orders — to become ordained
  • take the liberty — do sth without permission
  • tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
  • the early church — the Christian church in the centuries immediately following Christ's death
  • the eternal city — Rome
  • the first family — a President's family
  • the-card-players — a painting (1892) by Paul Cézanne.
  • thermal analysis — any analysis of materials in which properties relating to heat, such as freezing and boiling temperatures, the heat of fusion, the heat of vaporization, etc., are measured.
  • thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thick-tailed ray — Ichthyology. any ray of the order Rajiformes, having a relatively thick, fleshy tail, including the guitarfishes and the skates.
  • three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
  • transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
  • triphenylmethane — a colorless, crystalline, solid compound containing three benzene rings, C 19 H 16 , from which many dyes are derived.
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