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15-letter words containing o, t, l, i, h

  • stigmatophilist — a person who has stigmatophilia
  • stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
  • strephosymbolia — a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in words
  • strobe lighting — a high-intensity flashing beam of light produced by rapid electrical discharges in a tube or by a perforated disc rotating in front of an intense light source: used in discotheques, etc
  • sycophantically — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
  • techno-thriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
  • technologically — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • thalassographic — relating to thalassography
  • the anglo-irish — the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
  • the colophonian — a native of Colophon.
  • the cordilleras — the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains
  • the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
  • the devil's own — a very difficult or problematic (thing)
  • the holy family — the infant Jesus, Mary, and St Joseph
  • the lost tribes — the ten tribes deported from the N kingdom of Israel in 721 bc and believed never to have returned to Palestine
  • the lower rhine — the part of the Rhine River between Bonn, Germany, and the North Sea, and the area around it
  • the paleolithic — the Paleolithic period, subdivided into the Lower (to c. 150,000 b.c.), Middle (to c. 38,000 b.c.), and Upper stages; Old Stone Age
  • the pleistocene — the Pleistocene epoch or rock series
  • the riot police — the section of the police force that is trained to deal with people who cause trouble in public places
  • think little of — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
  • thioallyl ether — allyl sulfide.
  • thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
  • thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
  • thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
  • threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
  • thromboembolism — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
  • thyrocalcitonin — calcitonin
  • to fit the bill — If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose.
  • top-of-the-line — being the best and usually the most expensive of its kind: The company previewed its top-of-the-line carpeting.
  • training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
  • transhistorical — occurring throughout all human history
  • tribromoethanol — a white, crystalline powder, C 2 H 3 Br 3 O, used as a basal anesthetic.
  • trichloroacetic — as in trichloroacetic acid
  • trichloroethane — a volatile nonflammable colourless liquid with low toxicity used for cleaning electrical apparatus and as a solvent; 1,2,3-trichloroethane. Formula: CH3CCl3
  • trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • two-thirds rule — a former rule in the Democratic Party, effective 1832–1936, requiring a vote of at least two thirds of its national convention delegates to nominate a presidential and vice-presidential candidate.
  • typographically — of or relating to typography.
  • tyrwhitt-wilson — Gerald Hugh, 14th Baron Berners [bur-nerz] /ˈbɜr nərz/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, English composer, painter, and author.
  • ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
  • untrustworthily — in an untrustworthy manner; not trustworthily
  • venetian school — any of various groups of artists identified with Venice throughout the history of Italian art but most notably the painters of the 18th century, as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, and Antonio Canaletto.
  • vine technology — (company)   A company which provides professional consulting services in the areas of networking, real-time systems, graphic arts, and web server advertisement space. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • washington lily — a lily, Lilium washingtonianum, of the western coast of the U.S., having whorled leaves and fragrant, purple-spotted white flowers.
  • washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
  • whaling station — a place where the carcases of whales were processed
  • whistle-blowing — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
  • white chocolate — a chocolate-type product made of milk and sugar that are cooked together until highly condensed and then mixed with cocoa butter.
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