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

  • hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.
  • human relations — the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees.
  • hydrostatically — In a hydrostatic manner.
  • hygroscopically — In a hygroscopic way.
  • hyperbolic sine — one of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes; sinh
  • hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
  • hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
  • hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
  • hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
  • hypnotisability — Alternative spelling of hypnotizability.
  • hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
  • hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
  • hypoinsulinemia — (medicine) An abnormally low level of insulin in the blood.
  • hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
  • hysteresis loop — a closed curve showing the variation of the magnetic flux density of a ferromagnetic material with the external magnetic field producing it, when this field is changed through a complete cycle
  • hysteresis loss — the loss of energy by conversion to heat in a system exhibiting hysteresis.
  • idiot's delight — any variety of the card game solitaire.
  • if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
  • immunohistology — the microscopic study of tissues with the aid of antibodies that bind to tissue components and reveal their presence.
  • in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
  • in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
  • in the old days — a long time ago
  • infants' school — kindergarten.
  • inhomogeneously — lack of homogeneity.
  • interior salish — in Canada, a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
  • interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
  • ionospherically — by the ionosphere
  • irish wolfhound — one of an Irish breed of large, tall dogs having a rough, wiry coat ranging in color from white to brindle to black.
  • isle of sheppey — an island in SE England, off the N coast of Kent in the Thames estuary: separated from the mainland by The Swale, a narrow channel. Chief towns: Sheerness, Minster. Pop: 37 852 (2001 est). Area: 80 sq km (30 sq miles)
  • isolation booth — a soundproof booth located within a television studio, used to prevent the occupant, usually a contestant in a game show, from hearing certain parts of the show.
  • isopropyl ether — a colorless, volatile, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O, used chiefly as a solvent for waxes, fats, and resins.
  • isothermal-line — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
  • john lewis list — a list used by clerks in the House of Commons to assess the amount that may reasonably be claimed for various items by Members of Parliament as living expenses
  • joint-household — a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.
  • joseph pulitzer — Joseph, 1847–1911, U.S. journalist and publisher, born in Hungary.
  • kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
  • kinesthesiology — The medical and therapeutic study of the movement of muscles and joints.
  • kirchhoff's law — the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
  • labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
  • lake saint john — a lake in Canada, in S Quebec: drained by the Saguenay River. Area: 971 sq km (375 sq miles)
  • lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
  • lake-saint-john — Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • lighthouse tube — a vacuum tube with the electrodes arranged in parallel layers closely spaced, giving a relatively high-power output at high frequencies.
  • lissencephalous — having the cephalic disorder of a lack of developed brain folds
  • lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
  • locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
  • longshore drift — beach drift.
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