15-letter words containing n, o, t, a, h
- 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.
- hospitalisation — (British) alternative spelling of hospitalization.
- hospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
- hot-air balloon — passenger balloon
- hot-dip coating — the process of coating sheets of iron or steel with molten zinc.
- housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
- hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
- hubble constant — the ratio of the recessional velocity of galaxies to their distance from the sun, with current measurements of its value ranging from 50 to 100 km/sec per megaparsec.
- human condition — mortality
- human relations — the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees.
- humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
- hunting leopard — the cheetah.
- huntington park — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- hybrid antibody — a synthetic antibody that is able to combine with two different antigens
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hype-carbonated — (of a product or service) overvalued as a result of relentless marketing and PR or intensive media exposure
- hyper-emotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hyperactivation — (biology) A form of sperm motility associated with active beating of the flagellum.
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hypnotisability — Alternative spelling of hypnotizability.
- hypnotizability — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- hypoproteinemia — an abnormally low concentration of protein in the blood.
- hypostatization — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypoventilating — Present participle of hypoventilate.
- hypoventilation — Breathing at an abnormally slow rate, resulting in an increased amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.
- hypovitaminosis — Insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body.
- immunopathology — the study of diseases having an immunologic or allergic basis.
- in a good light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- in a tight spot — in difficult situation
- in nothing flat — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- in the box seat — in the best position
- in the hands of — under the control of
- in the majority — the largest group
- in the old days — a long time ago
- in the shape of — You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
- indian hawthorn — a southern Chinese evergreen shrub, Raphiolepis indica, of the rose family, having shiny, leathery leaves and pinkish-white flowers in loose clusters.
- indicator light — a device for indicating that a motor vehicle is about to turn left or right; blinker
- infants' school — kindergarten.
- inter-parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- interior salish — in Canada, a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
- ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
- isolation booth — a soundproof booth located within a television studio, used to prevent the occupant, usually a contestant in a game show, from hearing certain parts of the show.
- isothermal-line — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- isothiocyanates — Plural form of isothiocyanate.
- jack-in-the-box — a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened.
- javelin thrower — a person who throws a javelin