16-letter words containing t, h, i, r, y, o
- harvey firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
- health authority — a government agency that is responsible for NHS care in a particular area
- hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
- hemicorporectomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
- hemorrhoidectomy — the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
- hierophantically — In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
- huyton-with-roby — an urban district in Merseyside, NW England, E of Liverpool.
- hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
- hydroelectricity — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hydroformylation — the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
- hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
- hyper-conformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
- hyper-patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
- hypercompetitive — Extremely competitive.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- hypercorrections — Plural form of hypercorrection.
- hyperinnervation — the act of innervating; state of being innervated.
- hyperoxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- hyperthermophile — (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
- hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
- hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
- hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
- hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
- ichthyophthirius — ich.
- in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
- junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
- limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
- limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
- lithographically — In the manner of lithography.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
- military honours — ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- modern synthesis — a consolidation of the results of various lines of investigation from the 1920s through the 1950s that supported and reconciled the Darwinian theory of evolution and the Mendelian laws of inheritance in terms of natural selection acting on genetic variation.
- monochromaticity — of or having one color.
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- opportunity shop — a shop selling second-hand goods for charitable funds
- ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
- orthographically — In an orthographical manner; using proper spelling, capitalization and grammar.
- orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
- photoelectricity — electricity induced by electromagnetic radiation, as in certain processes, as the photoelectric and photovoltaic effects, photoconductivity, and photoionization.
- photolithography — the technique or art of making photolithographs.
- photoperiodicity — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.