17-letter words containing t, h, u
- japanese chestnut — any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata (American chestnut) which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa (European chestnut) C. mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and C. crenata (Japanese chestnut)
- junior technician — a rank in the RAF senior to aircraftman: comparable to that of private in the army
- khingan mountains — a mountain system of NE China, in W Manchuria. Highest peak: 2034 m (6673 ft)
- l'hospital's rule — the theorem that for the quotient of two functions satisfying certain conditions on a given closed interval, each having infinite limit or zero as limit at a given point, the limit of the quotient at the given point is equal to the limit of the quotient of the derivatives of each function.
- lady of the house — the female head of a household (usually preceded by the).
- langmuir isotherm — A Langmuir isotherm is a classical relationship between the concentrations of a solid and a fluid, used to describe a state of no change in the sorption process.
- laurent's theorem — the theorem that a function that is analytic on an annulus can be represented by a Laurent series on the annulus.
- law of the jungle — a system or mode of action in which the strongest survive, presumably as animals in nature or as human beings whose activity is not regulated by the laws or ethics of civilization.
- le morte d'arthur — a compilation and translation of French Arthurian romances by Sir Thomas Malory, printed by Caxton in 1485.
- light machine gun — any air-cooled machine gun having a caliber not greater than 0.30 inches (7.6 mm).
- lighthouse keeper — a person who mans a lighthouse and makes sure that the light is working properly
- liquidity cushion — a reserve fund of assets held by a company or person
- lithium carbonate — a colorless crystalline compound, Li 2 CO 3 , slightly soluble in water: used in ceramic and porcelain glazes, pharmaceuticals, and luminescent paints.
- lithium hydroxide — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound, LiOH, used to absorb carbon dioxide, especially in spacesuits.
- little blue heron — a small heron, Egretta caerulea, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere, having bluish-gray plumage.
- loggerhead turtle — a sea turtle, Caretta caretta, having a large head: now greatly reduced in number.
- low-hanging fruit — the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach
- make hay (out) of — to turn (something) to one's advantage
- make the dust fly — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- man enough to/for — If you say that a man is man enough to do something, you mean that he has the necessary courage or ability to do it.
- manufactured home — a prefabricated house, assembled in modular sections.
- massachusetts bay — an inlet of the Atlantic, off the E coast of Massachusetts.
- mechanical tissue — a plant tissue made up of hard, thick-walled cells that add strength to an organ
- medium close shot — a shot taken fairly close to the subject, but not as close as a close-up
- mesembryanthemums — Plural form of mesembryanthemum.
- methylidyne group — the trivalent group ≡CH.
- modulo arithmetic — modular arithmetic
- monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
- montagu's harrier — a brownish European bird of prey, Circus pygargus, with long narrow wings and a long tail: family Accipitridae (hawks, harriers, etc)
- more than usually — You use more than usually to show that something shows even more of a particular quality than it normally does.
- mount fairweather — a mountain in W North America, on the border between Alaska and British Columbia. Height: 4663 m (15 300 ft)
- mountain mahogany — any of a genus (Cercocarpus) of W North American shrubs or small trees of the rose family, with lobed leaves and single dry fruits
- mountain viscacha — the mountain chinchilla
- muenster (cheese) — a mild light-yellow semisoft cheese
- nathaniel currier — Nathaniel, 1813–88, U.S. lithographer. Compare Ives (def 4).
- natural harmonics — harmonics of a note produced on a stringed instrument by lightly touching an open or unstopped sounded string.
- natural hat trick — three goals scored in succession by one player in one game or one period.
- natural logarithm — a logarithm having e as a base. Symbol: ln.
- nausea anesthesia — a loss of the sensation of nausea that is normally stimulated by noxious and disgusting substances.
- nautical twilight — the period of time during which the sun is 12° below the horizon
- neo-malthusianism — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
- neuropathological — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from neuropathology, the pathology of nerve tissue.
- neurophysiologist — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuropsychiatrist — A medical doctor specializing in neuropsychiatry; a medical doctor dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features.
- neuropsychologist — A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is neuropsychology.
- nikita khrushchev — Nikita S(ergeyevich) [ni-kee-tuh sur-gey-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kyee-tuh syir-gye-yuh-vyich] /nɪˈki tə sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪˈkyi tə syɪrˈgyɛ yə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1971, Russian political leader: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1958–64.
- non-authoritarian — favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom: authoritarian principles; authoritarian attitudes.
- non-authoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- northcountrywoman — a female native or inhabitant of the North of England
- northern studfish — See under studfish.