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15-letter words containing o, l, d, h

  • low bandwidth x — (networking)   (LBX) An implementation of the X Window System designed to improve performance over ISDN, WAN, and serial lines.
  • lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
  • lymphadenopathy — chronically swollen lymph nodes.
  • lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
  • malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
  • monchengladbach — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • multihomed host — A host which has more than one connection to a network. The host may send and receive data over any of the links but will not route traffic for other nodes.
  • nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
  • no holds barred — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • non-shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • nonhospitalized — not hospitalized
  • nonslaveholding — Not slaveholding.
  • norethandrolone — An anabolic steroid.
  • north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
  • northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
  • northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
  • not lift a hand — to do nothing; not even try
  • old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
  • old father time — time personified
  • old high german — High German before 1100. Abbreviation: OHG.
  • old-established — established for a long time
  • old-man-the-sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
  • oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
  • oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
  • opposition hold — a particular way of holding rock in mountain-climbing
  • ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
  • ortho-toluidine — Chemistry. a light-yellow, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the ortho isomer of toluidine: used in the manufacture of dyes, saccharin, and other organic compounds, and in textile printing processes.
  • orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
  • orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
  • out in the cold — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
  • overhead locker — a locker situated above someone's seat for storing luggage, etc
  • package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
  • paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
  • passport holder — a person who has a passport
  • payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back
  • perchloric acid — a colorless, syrupy hygroscopic liquid, HClO 4 , an acid of chlorine containing one more oxygen atom than chloric acid: used chiefly as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
  • philip the bold — 1342–1404, duke of Burgundy (1363–1404), noted for his courage at Poitiers (1356) in the Hundred Years' War: regent of France for his nephew Charles VI (1368–88, 1392–1404)
  • philip the good — 1396–1467, duke of Burgundy 1419–67.
  • phoenix islands — a group of eight coral islands in the central Pacific: administratively part of Kiribati. Area: 28 sq km (11 sq miles). The islands and surrounding waters form the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, the world's largest marine protected area. Area: 410 500 sq km (158 500 sq miles)
  • photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
  • photoflood lamp — an incandescent tungsten lamp in which high intensity is obtained by overloading voltage: used in photography, television, etc.
  • phototheodolite — an optical tracking instrument consisting of a camera and theodolite mounted on a single tripod, used in photogrammetry and in tracking rockets.
  • pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
  • polish corridor — a strip of land near the mouth of the Vistula River: formerly separated Germany from East Prussia; given to Poland in the Treaty of Versailles 1919 to provide it with access to the Baltic.
  • polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
  • posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.
  • potash feldspar — any of the feldspar minerals having the composition KAlSi 3 O 8 , as orthoclase.
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