14-letter words containing t, h, e, n, r, g
- heat exchanger — a device for transferring the heat of one substance to another, as from the exhaust gases to the incoming air in a regenerative furnace.
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- hermit kingdom — Korea during the period, c1637–c1876, when it was cut off from contact with all countries except China.
- highly trained — that has received a lot of academic or physical training
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- housing market — property trade
- hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
- hungry viewkit — (operating system, library) A C++ class library for developing Motif application programs (although this restriction will be lifted once LessTif is finished). It follows the API of the Iris(tm) ViewKit, put out by SGI. The Hungry ViewKit is a superset of the Iris ViewKit, so any code developed for the Iris version will work with the Hungry version, but possibly not vice versa.
- hybrid testing — (testing) A combination of top-down testing with bottom-up testing of prioritised or available components.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hyperenergetic — extremely or excessively energetic
- hyperextending — Present participle of hyperextend.
- hyperhygienist — Being too hygienic.
- hyperosteogeny — excessive bone development.
- hyperoxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- hyperpigmented — Afflicted with hyperpigmentation.
- hyperthreading — (computing) A form of microprocessor parallelization where each physical processor is treated as two virtual processors.
- hypertrophying — abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
- image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
- in the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- in the morning — every morning
- in the running — the act of a person, animal, or thing that runs.
- in this regard — on this point
- interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
- interwreathing — Present participle of interwreathe.
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- jugurthine war — an unsuccessful war waged against the Romans (112–105 bc) by Jugurtha, king of Numidia (died 104)
- king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
- kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
- knight templar — Templar.
- knock together — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- lathing hammer — a hatchet having a small hammer face for trimming and nailing wooden lath.
- laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
- leather-lunged — speaking or capable of speaking in a loud, resonant voice, especially for prolonged periods: The leather-lunged senator carried on the filibuster for 18 hours.
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
- light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- little bighorn — a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Indians 1876. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- lothian region — a former local government region in SE central Scotland, formed in 1975 from East Lothian, most of Midlothian, and West Lothian; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, and Edinburgh
- magnetic chart — a chart showing the magnetic properties of a portion of the earth's surface, as dip, variation, and intensity.
- magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
- magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- manslaughterer — (legal) Someone who commits manslaughter.
- matjes herring — young herring that have not spawned, often prepared with vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
- metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.