17-letter words containing rh
- allergic rhinitis — a condition characterized by head congestion, sneezing, tearing, and swelling of the nasal mucous membranes, caused by an allergic reaction.
- bacteriorhodopsin — a purple protein containing retinal and found in the plasma membrane of certain bacteria (genus Halobacterium): it directly supplies electrochemical energy from sunlight
- be on tenterhooks — If you are on tenterhooks, you are very nervous and excited because you are wondering what is going to happen in a particular situation.
- biological rhythm — biorhythm.
- brain haemorrhage — bleeding into the brain
- brazilian rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
- descending rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by the succession of metrical feet each of which is composed of one accented syllable followed by one or more unaccented syllables.
- haemorrhoidectomy — surgical removal of haemorrhoids
- hemorrhagic fever — any of several arbovirus infections, as dengue, characterized by fever, chills, and malaise followed by hemorrhages of capillaries, sometimes leading to kidney failure and death.
- langerhans islets — islets of Langerhans
- loggerhead shrike — a common, North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask.
- loggerhead turtle — a sea turtle, Caretta caretta, having a large head: now greatly reduced in number.
- northern rhodesia — former name of Zambia.
- overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
- overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- porterhouse steak — large cut of beef loin
- rhetorical stress — stress required by the meaning of a line, as distinguished from that required by the meter.
- rheumatic disease — any of a group of diseases of the connective tissue, of uncertain causes, including rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and rheumatic fever
- rheumatoid factor — an antibody that is found in the blood of many persons afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis and that reacts against globulins in the blood.
- rhinoceros beetle — any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
- rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
- rhodope mountains — a mountain range in SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula extending along the border between Bulgaria and Greece. Highest peak: Golyam Perelik (Bulgaria), 2191 m (7188 ft)
- southern rhodesia — a former name (until 1964) of Zimbabwe (def 1).
- woolly rhinoceros — an extinct rhinoceros; Coelodonta antiquitatis
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