15-letter words containing u, n, h, r

hunter-gatherer — a member of a group of people who subsist by hunting, fishing, or foraging in the wild.
hunting leopard — the cheetah.
huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
huntington park — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
hydroxonium ion — a positive ion, H3O+, formed by the attachment of a proton to a water molecule: occurs in solutions of acids and behaves like a hydrogen ion
hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
hypercalcinuria — Condition of high levels of calcium in the urine as caused by high levels of bone resorption seen in osteoporosis or hyperthyroidism.
hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
hyperinsulinism — excessive insulin in the blood, resulting in hypoglycemia.
hyperinvolution — a decrease in the size of an organ following enlargement, usually used to describe the shrinking of the uterus after childbirth
hyperproduction — an increased or excessive production or output
immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
in (the) future — You use in future when saying what will happen from now on, which will be different from what has previously happened. The form in the future is sometimes used instead, especially in American English.
in honour bound — under a moral obligation
in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
in the long run — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
in the universe — If you say that something is, for example, the best or biggest thing of its kind in the universe, you are emphasizing that you think it is bigger or better than anything else of its kind.
inch of mercury — a unit of atmospheric pressure, being the pressure equal to that exerted by a column of mercury one inch high under standard conditions of temperature and gravity: 33.864 millibars. Abbreviation: in. Hg.
inguinal hernia — a common type of hernia in which a loop of the intestine protrudes directly through a weak area of the abdominal wall in the groin region.
ingush republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: part of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Republic from 1936 until 1992. Capital: Magas (formerly at Nazran). Pop: 468 900 (2002). Area: 3600 sq km (1390 sq miles)
into the ground — beyond what is requisite or can be endured; to exhaustion
irish wolfhound — one of an Irish breed of large, tall dogs having a rough, wiry coat ranging in color from white to brindle to black.
ivan sutherland — Ivan E. Sutherland is widely known for his pioneering contributions. His 1963 MIT PhD thesis, Sketchpad, opened the field of computer graphics. His 1966 work, with Sproull, on a head-mounted display anticipated today's virtual reality by 25 years. He co-founded Evans and Sutherland, which manufactures the most advanced computer image generators now in use. As head of Computer Science Department of Caltech he helped make integrated circuit design an acceptable field of academic study. Dr. Sutherland is on the boards of several small companies and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences, the ACM and IEEE. He received the ACM's Turing Award in 1988. He is now Vice President and Fellow of Sun Microsystems Laboratories in Mountain View, CA, USA.
jerusalem thorn — See under Christ's-thorn.
john of austria — ("Don John") 1547?–78, Spanish naval commander and general: victor at the battle of Lepanto.
john ousterhout — (person) /oh'st*r-howt/ John K. Ousterhout, the designer of Tcl and Tk, and founder of Scriptics. See also: Ousterhout's dichotomy. E-mail: [email protected]
judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
judicial branch — the branch of government charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice; the judiciary.
knebworth house — a Tudor mansion in Knebworth in Hertfordshire: home of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton; decorated (1843) in the Gothic style
licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
louisiana heron — tricolored heron.
luggage handler — someone whose job is to handle and direct luggage, esp at an airport
lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
man of the hour — a man who is honored by a group.
manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
manukau harbour — an inlet of the Tasman Sea near Auckland in New Zealand on NW North Island
marathon runner — person who runs in a marathon race
masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
matta echaurren — Roberto Antonio Sebastián [raw-ver-taw ahn-taw-nyaw se-vahs-tyahn] /rɔˈvɛr tɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ ˌsɛ vɑsˈtyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1911–2002, Chilean painter.
maundy thursday — the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus' Last Supper and His washing of the disciples' feet upon that day.
measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
moment of truth — the moment in a bullfight at which the matador is about to make the kill.
montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.

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