15-letter words containing t, e, n, h, s
- crashworthiness — the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash
- crescent wrench — a wrench with a head shaped like a crescent, having one movable jaw, adjusted by a screw to fit various sizes of nuts, bolts, etc.
- crescent-shaped — having the shape of a crescent
- crush-resistant — not being easily creased
- cryoanaesthesia — Alternative spelling of cryoanesthesia.
- crystal healing — (in alternative therapy) the use of the supposed power of crystals to affect the human energy field
- curtain shutter — a focal-plane shutter consisting of a curtain on two rollers, moved at a constant speed past the lens opening so as to expose the film to one of several slots in the curtain, the width of which determines the length of exposure.
- cycling clothes — special clothes, such as lycra shorts, suitable for cycling in
- decision theory — the study of strategies for decision-making under conditions of uncertainty in such a way as to maximize the expected utility
- definitive host — the organism on or in which a parasite lives in the adult stage
- dendrochemistry — (chemistry) the science, related to dendrochronology, that uses the analysis of trace minerals in tree rings to study air pollution in past times.
- detachable lens — a lens on a digital camera that can be separated from the camera itself, making it easier for the photographer to take certain types of shot. A cable usually connects the disconnected lens and camera
- dichotomousness — the quality of being dichotomous
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
- disestablishing — Present participle of disestablish.
- dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
- distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distinguishment — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- do the business — to achieve what is required
- dolphin striker — a short vertical strut between the bowsprit and a rope or cable (martingale) from the end of the jib boom to the stem or bows, used for maintaining tension and preventing upward movement of the jib boom
- dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
- downheartedness — The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
- dutchman's-pipe — a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart-shaped leaves and brownish-purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe.
- early christian — denoting or relating to the style of architecture that started in Italy in the 3rd century ad and spread through the Roman empire until the 5th century
- easy on the eye — pleasant to look at; attractive, esp sexually
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- eddystone light — lighthouse on dangerous rocks (Eddystone Rocks) just off the SE coast of Cornwall, in the English Channel
- elephant's-foot — a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales: family Dioscoreaceae
- enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
- enter the lists — to engage in a conflict, controversy, etc
- enterohepatitis — dual inflammation of the intestine and liver
- estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
- ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
- ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- ethnopsychology — The scientific study of psychological concepts as they exist across different ethnic groups.
- ethylene series — the homologous series of unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one double bond and have the general formula, CnH2n; alkene series
- eustachian tube — part of the ear
- exhaustlessness — the quality of being exhaustless
- exhibitionistic — Having a tendency toward exhibitionism.
- extension light — a light on the end of a length of cable
- fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
- faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
- 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.
- fifth dimension — a theoretical dimension beyond or in addition to a fourth dimension.
- fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
- flemish brabant — a province of central Belgium, formed in 1995 from the N part of Brabant province: densely populated and intensively farmed, with large industrial centres. Pop: 1 031 904 (2004 est). Area: 2106 sq km (813 sq miles)
- flight sergeant — a noncommissioned officer in the Royal Air Force junior in rank to a master aircrew