15-letter words containing s, i, n, o, r, e
- grimes (golden) — a yellow autumn eating apple
- gross indecency — sexual offence
- ground meristem — an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.
- ground squirrel — any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. circ;circ;
- groundbreakings — Plural form of groundbreaking.
- group insurance — life, accident, or health insurance available to a group of persons, as the employees of a company, under a single contract, usually without regard to physical condition or age of the individuals.
- hair extensions — synthetic or human hair attached to the hair on someone's head to give the appearance of longer hair
- hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
- harmonic series — a series in which the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression.
- hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
- heroin overdose — an excessive amount of the drug heroin, sufficient to cause illness or death
- heterogeneities — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
- hexylresorcinol — white or yellowish-white, needle-shaped crystals, C 12 H 18 O 2 , used chiefly as an antiseptic and for the expulsion of intestinal worms.
- hiberno-english — Also called Anglo-Irish. the English language as spoken in Ireland.
- high resolution — a great amount of detail visible in a photographic, TV, or video image
- high-resolution — having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.
- holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
- hoosier cabinet — a tall kitchen cabinet mass-produced during the early part of the 20th century, usually of oak, featuring an enameled work surface, storage bins, a flour sifter, etc.
- horror-stricken — Horror-stricken means the same as horror-struck.
- hospital corner — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- 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.
- huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
- 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
- hyperovarianism — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hyperresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- ibero-maurusian — of or relating to an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa that preceded the Capsian culture and was once erroneously thought to have originated in southwestern Europe; characterized by the use of backed bladelets, occupation of the maritime plain, and the hunting of the Barbary sheep.
- ignition source — An ignition source is a process or event which can cause a fire or explosion.
- illustriousness — The state of being illustrious.
- immune response — any of the body's immunologic reactions to an antigen.
- immunoadsorbent — immunosorbent.
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- immunoreactions — Plural form of immunoreaction.
- importunateness — Quality of being importunate.
- impressionistic — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
- in conversation — If you say that people are in conversation, you mean that they are talking together.
- in one's tracks — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- in some measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- in vino veritas — in wine there is truth; people speak the truth when they are drunk
- in your dreams! — You say `In your dreams!' when you think that what someone wants is never going to happen or be true.
- incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- incomprehension — lack of comprehension or understanding: The audience listened politely but with incomprehension.
- incomprehensive — not comprehensive.
- inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.