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20-letter words containing s, h, i, t, y

  • lymphogranulomatosis — widespread infectious granuloma of the lymphatic system.
  • magnetohydrodynamics — the branch of physics that deals with the motion of electrically conductive fluids, especially plasmas, in magnetic fields. Abbreviation: MHD.
  • membranous labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
  • multistep hydroplane — a motorship having a flat bottom built as a series of planes inclined forward, the ship planing on each from stem to stern as its speed increases.
  • neuropsychiatrically — In terms of neuropsychiatry.
  • olfactory anesthesia — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
  • on the shady side of — beyond (a given age); older than
  • on the sunny side of — younger than (a specified age)
  • one's misspent youth — the period when one is young and spend's one's time doing foolish, bad, or frivolous things
  • orthognathic surgery — the surgical correction of deformities or malpositions of the jaw.
  • overenthusiastically — With excessive enthusiasm.
  • pass the time of day — to exchange casual greetings (with an acquaintance)
  • photophosphorylation — phosphorylation that utilizes light as a source of energy, as in the formation of ATP from ADP and phosphorus during photosynthesis.
  • physical double star — two stars that appear as one if not viewed through a telescope with adequate magnification, such as two stars that are separated by a great distance but are nearly in line with each other and an observer (optical double star) or those that are relatively close together and comprise a single physical system (physical double star)
  • physical examination — an examination, usually by a physician, of a person's body in order to determine his or her state of health or physical fitness, as for military service or participation in a sport.
  • physical meteorology — the branch of meteorology dealing with the study of optical, electrical, acoustical, and thermodynamic phenomena in the atmosphere, including the physics of clouds and precipitation.
  • polyanthus narcissus — a Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus tazetta, having clusters of small yellow or white fragrant flowers
  • post-synchronization — the recording of dialogue and sound effects in synchronization with the picture after the film has been shot.
  • prosthetic dentistry — prosthodontics.
  • psychiatric hospital — institution treating mental disorders
  • psychological moment — the proper or critical time for achieving a desired result: She found the right psychological moment to make her request.
  • psychometric testing — the use of psychometric tests, often as a selection method
  • psychomotor epilepsy — temporal-lobe epilepsy.
  • rocky mountain sheep — bighorn.
  • royal british legion — an organization founded in 1921 to provide services and assistance for former members of the armed forces
  • saint anthony's fire — any of certain skin conditions that are of an inflammatory or gangrenous nature, as erysipelas, hospital gangrene, or ergotism.
  • schizoid personality — sb with identity disorder
  • see the light of day — come into being
  • see with half an eye — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
  • shareholders' equity — Shareholders' equity is the total amount of ownership investment in a company.
  • silicon tetrahydride — silane (def 1).
  • south orkney islands — an uninhabited group of islands in the S Atlantic, southeast of Cape Horn: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962 (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty). Area: 621 sq km (240 sq miles)
  • spanish oyster plant — a composite plant, Scolymus hispanicus, of southern Europe, having spiny, thistlelike leaf margins, small yellow flowers, and an edible root.
  • state highway patrol — a state's road traffic police
  • stockholders' equity — the net assets of a corporation as owned by stockholders in capital stock, capital surplus, and undistributed earnings.
  • synchronized skating — the art or sport of teams of up to twenty skaters holding onto each other and moving in patterns in time to music
  • synchronous rotation — rotation of a satellite in which the period of rotation is equal to the period of orbit around its primary, leaving the same face always pointing toward the primary: The moon is in synchronous rotation about the earth.
  • synthetic philosophy — the philosophy of Herbert Spencer, intended as a synthesis of all the sciences.
  • tetrahydrogestrinone — a synthetic anabolic steroid. Formula: C21H28O2
  • the (great) pyramids — the three large pyramids at Gîza, Egypt: the largest is the Pyramid of Khufu
  • the garment industry — the manufacturing of items of clothing
  • the leisure industry — businesses such as cinemas, restaurants, sports facilities etc
  • the naughty nineties — (in Britain) the 1890s, considered to be a period of fun-loving and laxity, esp in sexual morals
  • the sky is the limit — If you say the sky is the limit, you mean that there is nothing to prevent someone or something from being very successful.
  • the whole nine yards — everything that is required; the whole thing
  • theosophical society — a society founded by Madame Blavatsky and others, in New York in 1875, advocating a worldwide eclectic religion based largely on Brahmanic and Buddhistic teachings.
  • thermodynamic system — a system whose states of equilibrium can be specified by a few macroscopic properties.
  • third-party software — software created by programmers or publishers independent of the manufacturer of the hardware for which it is intended.
  • thirty-nine articles — a set of formulas defining the doctrinal position of the Church of England, drawn up in the 16th century, to which the clergy are required to give general consent
  • three-dimensionality — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
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