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15-letter words containing o, n, s, h, r, t

  • chorioallantois — the membrane of a fetus that is formed by the merging of the allantois and the chorion
  • chorioretinitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the choroid and retina of the eye.
  • chronobiologist — A person who is involved in chronobiology.
  • conservatorship — the legal status of a person appointed by a court to protect the interests of someone, such as a child, who is unable to manage his or her own affairs
  • costochondritis — (medicine) A benign inflammation of the costal cartilage, causing pain between the ribs.
  • countercathexis — (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
  • counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
  • counterpurchase — barter, especially of products or materials between international companies or importers and exporters.
  • court christian — ecclesiastical court.
  • craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).
  • crashworthiness — the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash
  • crown of thorns — a climbing spurge, Euphorbia milii splendens, of Madagascar, having stems covered with spines.
  • crown-of-thorns — a starfish, Acanthaster planci, that has a spiny test and feeds on living coral in coral reefs
  • cryoanaesthesia — Alternative spelling of cryoanesthesia.
  • decision theory — the study of strategies for decision-making under conditions of uncertainty in such a way as to maximize the expected utility
  • dendrochemistry — (chemistry) the science, related to dendrochronology, that uses the analysis of trace minerals in tree rings to study air pollution in past times.
  • dionysius thrax — c100 b.c, Greek grammarian.
  • dolphin striker — a short vertical strut between the bowsprit and a rope or cable (martingale) from the end of the jib boom to the stem or bows, used for maintaining tension and preventing upward movement of the jib boom
  • dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
  • downheartedness — The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
  • dystrophication — the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.
  • echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
  • enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
  • enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
  • enterohepatitis — dual inflammation of the intestine and liver
  • ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
  • faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
  • false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
  • for the present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
  • for their pains — You say that something was all you got for your pains when you are mentioning the disappointing result of situation into which you put a lot of work or effort.
  • foreshortenings — Plural form of foreshortening.
  • foresightedness — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
  • forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
  • fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
  • fourth position — a position in which the feet are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out, with one foot forward and the other foot back.
  • geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
  • geomorphogenist — one who studies, or is an expert in, geomorphogeny
  • golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
  • goodheartedness — The quality of being goodhearted.
  • green's theorem — one of several theorems that connect an integral in n -dimensional space with one in (n − 1)-dimensional space.
  • growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
  • guest of honour — If you say that someone is the guest of honour at a dinner or other social occasion, you mean that they are the most important guest.
  • hair extensions — synthetic or human hair attached to the hair on someone's head to give the appearance of longer hair
  • half-understood — partially understood
  • hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
  • harbour station — the part of a port where boats shelter or station
  • heart's content — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • heartbrokenness — The state or quality of being heartbroken.
  • hernando cortes — Hernando [er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), Hernán [er-nahn] /ɛrˈnɑn/ (Show IPA), 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.
  • heterochthonous — not indigenous; foreign (opposed to autochthonous): heterochthonous flora and fauna.
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