20-letter words containing n, o, t, h, e, f

grand unified theory — a possible future quantum field theory that would encompass both the electroweak theory and quantum chromodynamics. Abbreviation: GUT.
heat of condensation — the heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses to a liquid: equal to the heat of vaporization.
heat of vaporization — the heat absorbed per unit mass of a given material at its boiling point that completely converts the material to a gas at the same temperature: equal to the heat of condensation.
helmeted guinea fowl — the common guinea fowl in its wild state.
hexafluoroantimonate — (inorganic chemistry) The anion SbF6- or any salt containing this anion; it is used as an acidic catalyst in epoxide opening reactions.
house of assignation — a brothel.
houses of parliament — In Britain, the Houses of Parliament are the British parliament, which consists of two parts, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The buildings where the British parliament does its work are also called the Houses of Parliament.
hydrodesulfurization — desulfurization by catalytic agents of the sulfur-rich hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum or the like during cracking or hydrocracking.
in the event of/that — You use in the event of, in the event that, and in that event when you are talking about a possible future situation, especially when you are planning what to do if it occurs.
in the lap of luxury — If you say that someone lives in the lap of luxury, you mean that they live in conditions of great comfort and wealth.
in the nature of sth — If you say that one thing is in the nature of another, you mean that it is like the other thing.
independence of path — the property of a function for which the line integral has the same value along all curves between two specified points.
infectious hepatitis — hepatitis A.
information exchange — discussion that involves exchanging ideas and knowledge
infrared photography — photography using film with an emulsion that is sensitive to infrared light, enabling it to be used in misty weather, in darkened interiors, or at night. It has applications in aerial surveys, the detection of forgeries, etc
instruction prefetch — (architecture) A technique which attempts to minimise the time a processor spends waiting for instructions to be fetched from memory. Instructions following the one currently being executed are loaded into a prefetch queue when the processor's external bus is otherwise idle. If the processor executes a branch instruction or receives an interrupt then the queue must be flushed and reloaded from the new address. Instruction prefetch is often combined with pipelining in an attempt to keep the pipeline busy. By 1995 most processors used prefetching, e.g. Motorola 680x0, Intel 80x86.
islets of langerhans — biology: pancreatic cells
isochronous transfer — isochronous
joule-thomson effect — the change of temperature that a gas exhibits during a throttling process, shown by passing the gas through a small aperture or porous plug into a region of low pressure.
junior featherweight — a boxer weighing up to 122 pounds (54.9 kg), between bantamweight and featherweight.
knight of the garter — a knight who belongs to the Order of the Garter
knock out of the box — to make so many hits against (an opposing pitcher) as to cause the pitcher's removal
knock the tar out of — any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
last of the mohicans — a historical novel (1826) by James Fenimore Cooper.
let someone off with — to give (a light punishment) to someone
life-support machine — A life-support machine is the equipment that is used to keep a person alive when they are very ill and cannot breathe without help.
no lack of something — If you say there is no lack of something, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it.
northern leaf blight — a disease of corn caused by the fungus Exsherohilum turcicum, characterized by elongate tan-gray elliptical spots with subsequent blighting and necrosis of leaves.
not out of the woods — If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems.
occupation franchise — the right of a tenant to vote in national and local elections
off the beaten track — formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass.
off-the-job training — training which is carried out away from your normal place of work
old man of the woods — an edible, mild-tasting mushroom, Strobilomyces floccopus, occurring in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America.
olfactory anesthesia — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
on (or off) the air — that is (or is not) broadcasting or being broadcast
on the factory floor — in a factory; as a factory worker
on the shady side of — beyond (a given age); older than
on the sunny side of — younger than (a specified age)
pleased with oneself — If someone seems very satisfied with something they have done, you can say that they are pleased with themselves, especially if you think they are more satisfied than they should be.
powhatan confederacy — a network of Algonquian-speaking Indian settlements in Virginia that was ruled by Powhatan.
pride of the morning — light mist or precipitation observed at sea in the morning and regarded as indicating a fine day.
proof of the pudding — the true value or quality of something, as seen when it is experienced, tried, or put to use: The proof of the pudding for a business is what customers say about it.
quantum field theory — any theory in which fields are treated by the methods of quantum mechanics; each field can then be regarded as consisting of particles of a particular kind, which may be created and annihilated.
queen of the prairie — a tall plant, Filipendula rubra, of the rose family, having branching clusters of pink flowers, growing in meadows and prairies.
return from the dead — (jargon) To regain access to the net after a long absence. Compare person of no account.
return of the native — a novel (1878) by Thomas Hardy.
ring of the nibelung — Richard Wagner's tetralogy of music dramas: Das Rheingold (completed 1869), Die Walküre (completed 1870), Siegfried (completed 1876), and Götterdämmerung (completed 1876): the cycle was first performed at Bayreuth, 1876.
ringing off the hook — If your phone is ringing off the hook, so many people are trying to telephone you that it is ringing constantly.
run off at the mouth — Anatomy, Zoology. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
saint anthony's fire — any of certain skin conditions that are of an inflammatory or gangrenous nature, as erysipelas, hospital gangrene, or ergotism.

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