17-letter words containing s, h, o, g, i

globus hystericus — the sensation of having a lump in the throat or difficulty in swallowing for which no medical cause can be found.
glycosphingolipid — (biochemistry) a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide.
go by the wayside — to be put aside on account of something more urgent
go like hot cakes — to be sold very quickly or in large quantities
go out of fashion — be dated
go without saying — something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.
going to the dogs — If you say that something is going to the dogs, you mean that it is becoming weaker and worse in quality.
great vowel shift — a series of changes in the quality of the long vowels between Middle and Modern English as a result of which all were raised, while the high vowels (ē) and (o̅o̅), already at the upper limit, underwent breaking to become the diphthongs (ī) and (ou).
grist to the mill — If you say that something is grist to the mill, you mean that it is useful for a particular purpose or helps support someone's point of view.
hasbrouck heights — a borough in NE New Jersey.
have feelings for — to be emotionally or sexually attracted to
hemiglossectomies — Plural form of hemiglossectomy.
high commissioner — a representative of one sovereign member of the Commonwealth of Nations in the country of another, having a rank and responsibilities generally similar to those of an ambassador.
high-carbon steel — steel containing between 0.5 and 1.5 per cent carbon
high-heeled shoes — shoes having high, rather than flat, heels
hippocampal gyrus — a convolution on the inner surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum, bordering the hippocampus.
histopathological — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
historiographical — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
hodgkin's disease — a type of cancer characterized by progressive chronic inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes of the neck, armpit, groin, and mesentery, by enlargement of the spleen and occasionally of the liver and the kidneys, and by lymphoid infiltration along the blood vessels.
homogentisic acid — an intermediate compound in the metabolism of tyrosine and of phenylalanine, found in excess in the blood and urine of persons affected with alkaptonuria.
hope against hope — the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope.
hospital gangrene — Pathology. a contagious, often fatal gangrene, especially involving amputation stumps and war wounds, occurring usually in crowded, ill-kept hospitals, and caused by putrefactive bacteria.
housekeeping cart — A housekeeping cart is a large metal basket on wheels which is used by a cleaner in a hotel to move clean bed linen, towels, and cleaning equipment.
hungarian goulash — goulash (def 1).
hydrogasification — a high-temperature, high-pressure process for producing liquid or gaseous fuels from fine particles of coal and hydrogen gas
hydrogen sulphide — Chemistry
integrated school — (in New Zealand) a private or church school that has joined the state school system
isherwood framing — a system for framing steel vessels in which light, closely spaced, longitudinal frames are connected by heavy, widely spaced transverse frames with deep webs.
khingan mountains — a mountain system of NE China, in W Manchuria. Highest peak: 2034 m (6673 ft)
kinesthesiologist — Someone who practices kinesthesiology.
langmuir isotherm — A Langmuir isotherm is a classical relationship between the concentrations of a solid and a fluid, used to describe a state of no change in the sorption process.
let something rip — If you let something rip, you do it as quickly or as forcefully as possible. You can say 'let it rip' or 'let her rip' to someone when you want them to make a vehicle go as fast as it possibly can.
light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
lighthouse keeper — a person who mans a lighthouse and makes sure that the light is working properly
lithostratigraphy — the study or character of stratified rocks based solely on their physical and petrographic features.
loggerhead shrike — a common, North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask.
loose-joint hinge — a hinge having a knuckle formed from half of each flap, and with the upper half removable from the pin.
make light of sth — If you make light of something, you treat it as though it is not serious or important, when in fact it is.
make something of — to find a use for
montagu's harrier — a brownish European bird of prey, Circus pygargus, with long narrow wings and a long tail: family Accipitridae (hawks, harriers, etc)
mystical theology — the branch of theology dealing with mysticism and mystical experiences.
navigation lights — lights on an aircraft
neurophysiologist — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
neuropsychologist — A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is neuropsychology.
nonteaching staff — employees within an academic or vocational environment whose jobs do not involve teaching
northern kingfish — a croaker, Menticirrhus saxatilis, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
on the pig's back — successful; established
one-stop shopping — the provision of everything that a customer or client might require in one place
organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.

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