15-letter words containing s, h, e, r, t

natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
nearsightedness — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
neo-lutheranism — a movement begun in the 19th century in Germany and Scandinavia to revive the orthodox principles, beliefs, and practices of the Lutheran Church.
nephrolithiasis — (pathology) presence of calculi in kidneys.
neuroprosthesis — A prosthesis used to improve the function of an impaired nervous system.
neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
new hampshirite — of New Hampshire
no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
north bay shore — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
north yorkshire — a county in NE England. 3208 sq. mi. (8309 sq. km).
north-northeast — the point on the compass midway between north and northeast. Abbreviation: NNE.
north-northwest — the point on the compass midway between north and northwest. Abbreviation: NNW.
northeast storm — a cyclonic storm that moves northeastward within several hundred miles of the eastern coast of the U.S. and Canada, particularly in fall and winter, its often strong northeast winds causing high seas and coastal damage and bearing rain or snow.
northeasterners — Plural form of northeasterner.
northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
northern lights — aurora borealis.
northern sennet — any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
nyquist theorem — (communications) A theorem stating that when an analogue waveform is digitised, only the frequencies in the waveform below half the sampling frequency will be recorded. In order to reconstruct (interpolate) a signal from a sequence of samples, sufficient samples must be recorded to capture the peaks and troughs of the original waveform. If a waveform is sampled at less than twice its frequency the reconstructed waveform will effectively contribute only noise. This phenomenon is called "aliasing" (the high frequencies are "under an alias"). This is why the best digital audio is sampled at 44,000 Hz - twice the average upper limit of human hearing. The Nyquist Theorem is not specific to digitised signals (represented by discrete amplitude levels) but applies to any sampled signal (represented by discrete time values), not just sound.
okhotsk current — a cold ocean current flowing SW from the Bering Sea, E of the Kurile Islands, along the E coast of Japan where it meets the Japan Current.
on a shoestring — If you do something or make something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.
on short notice — with little warning
on the decrease — decreasing
on the increase — growing, increasing
one's last hour — the time of one's death
orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
organophosphate — Biochemistry. any of a variety of organic compounds that contain phosphorus and often have intense neurotoxic activity: originally developed as nerve gases, now widely used as insecticides and fire retardants.
osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
overorchestrate — to compose or arrange excessively
overthrust belt — an elongate area in which thick rock layers have been pushed over one another by compressional forces within the earth's crust.
oyster mushroom — oyster cap.
oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
parish register — the register of the christenings, marriages, and burials in a parish.
parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
pass-the-parcel — a children's game in which a parcel with lots of wrappings is passed round while music plays; each time the music stops the person holding the parcel takes a layer of wrapping off
passport holder — a person who has a passport
penshurst place — a 14th-century mansion near Tunbridge Wells in Kent: birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney; gardens laid out from 1560
pepin the short — ("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
personal growth — development as an individual
phosphate group — the group or radical obtained by removal of one or more hydrogen atoms from phosphoric acid.
phosphocreatine — a compound, C 4 H 1 0 O 5 N 3 P, found chiefly in muscle, formed by the enzymatic interaction of an organic phosphate and creatine, the breakdown of which provides energy for muscle contraction.
phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
photomicroscope — a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.
photosensitizer — a drug, food, or other chemical that increases sensitivity to light and other visible photons

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