15-letter words containing s, o, r, e, t, h
- downheartedness — The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
- droste-hulshoff — Annette Elisabeth Freiin von [ah-net-uh ey-lee-zah-bet frahy-in fuh n] /ɑˈnɛt ə eɪˈli zɑˌbɛt ˈfraɪ ɪn fən/ (Show IPA), 1797–1848, German poet.
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- electrophoreses — Plural form of electrophoresis.
- electrophoresis — The movement of charged particles in a fluid or gel under the influence of an electric field.
- electrothermics — the study of electricity and heat, or of electrically generated heat
- eleutherococcus — a shrub, Eleutherococcus senticosus, which is found in Siberia and which is used in herbal medicine. It supposedly increases stamina and boosts the immune system
- enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- enterohepatitis — dual inflammation of the intestine and liver
- erythema solare — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
- ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
- everly brothers — the. US pop singing duo comprising Don Everly (born 1937) and Phil Everly 1939–2014, noted for their close harmonies
- faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
- fallout shelter — protective bunker
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- five-star hotel — a top-quality hotel offering exceptional luxury
- fluorophosphate — a salt or ester of a fluorophosphoric acid.
- for the present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- for the sake of — for the good of
- for their pains — You say that something was all you got for your pains when you are mentioning the disappointing result of situation into which you put a lot of work or effort.
- force the issue — to compel decision on some matter
- forecastle head — the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
- foreshortenings — Plural form of foreshortening.
- foresightedness — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- former prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, Joshua, Judges, I-II Samuel, and I-II Kings
- forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
- foster daughter — a girl raised like one's own daughter, though not such by birth or adoption.
- free atmosphere — the part of the atmosphere that lies above the frictional influence of the earth's surface.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- fusospirochetes — Plural form of fusospirochete.
- gas thermometer — a device for measuring temperature by observing the change in either pressure or volume of an enclosed gas.
- geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
- geomorphogenist — one who studies, or is an expert in, geomorphogeny
- geomorphologist — A geologist whose speciality is geomorphology.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- gloucestershire — a county in SW England. 1255 sq. mi. (2640 sq. km). County seat: Gloucester.
- gödel's theorem — either of two theorems published by the mathematician Kurt Gödel in 1931 that prove all mathematical systems are incomplete in that their truth or consistency can only be proved using a system of a higher order
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- goodheartedness — The quality of being goodhearted.
- gopher tortoise — any North American burrowing tortoise of the genus Gopherus, especially G. polyphemus, of the southeastern U.S.: several species are now reduced in number.
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
- grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
- great south bay — an Atlantic Ocean inlet, between the S shore of Long Island and Fire Island and other barrier islands. 45 miles (72 km) long.
- green's theorem — one of several theorems that connect an integral in n -dimensional space with one in (n − 1)-dimensional space.
- group therapist — a psychotherapist who conducts group therapy
- guest of honour — If you say that someone is the guest of honour at a dinner or other social occasion, you mean that they are the most important guest.
- hair extensions — synthetic or human hair attached to the hair on someone's head to give the appearance of longer hair