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19-letter words containing a, m, l, t, h, e

  • have a problem with — to be unable to understand or do
  • have half a mind to — to have the intention of
  • heat of sublimation — the heat absorbed by one gram or unit mass of a substance in the process of changing, at a constant temperature and pressure, from a solid to a gaseous state. Compare sublime (def 10).
  • hepatoportal system — a vascular arrangement in vertebrates through which blood is transported into the liver from capillaries of the stomach, spleen, duodenum, pancreas, and intestines.
  • hermetically sealed — airtight
  • holiday entitlement — the number of days of paid holiday in a year that a worker is entitled to take
  • hotel accommodation — the facilities and the quality of accommodation provided by a hotel
  • humanist technology — (philosophy)   Technology centered around the interests, needs, and well-being of humans.
  • hypercholesteraemia — (medicine) An abnormally high level of cholesterol in the blood.
  • hypocholesterolemia — an abnormally low amount of cholesterol in the blood.
  • hypolipoproteinemia — An abnormally low level of lipoprotein in the blood.
  • hysterosalpingogram — An X-ray image taken during hysterosalpingography.
  • immunohistochemical — (biology) Of, pertaining to, or by means of immunohistochemistry, the use of immunological techniques to study the chemistry of tissues.
  • intermediate school — a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.
  • internal hemorrhoid — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)
  • isenheim altarpiece — an altarpiece (1510?–15?) painted by Matthias Grünewald.
  • jerusalem artichoke — Also called girasol. a sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, having edible, tuberous, underground stems or rootstocks.
  • land of enchantment — New Mexico (used as a nickname).
  • let someone have it — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
  • light entertainment — entertainment that requires less mental effort to enjoy, or is considered frivolous
  • limited partnership — a partnership formed by at least one general partner and at least one special partner.
  • lobster-tail helmet — a burgonet fitted with a long, articulated tail of lames for protecting the nape of the neck, worn by cavalry in the 17th century.
  • lupus erythematosus — any of several autoimmune diseases, especially systemic lupus erythematosus, characterized by red, scaly skin patches.
  • lymphoproliferation — (medicine) the excessive production of lymphocytes.
  • lymphoproliferative — Characterized by lymphoproliferation.
  • lytham saint anne's — a resort in NW England, in Lancashire on the Irish Sea. Pop: 41 327 (2001)
  • machine translation — changing language of a text by computer
  • magnetic north pole — the point on Earth to where a compass needle points, and which is situated near the geographic North Pole. However, with time, the exact location can vary.
  • male chauvinist pig — male chauvinist.
  • malice aforethought — a predetermination to commit an unlawful act without just cause or provocation (applied chiefly to cases of first-degree murder).
  • manned space flight — space travel in vehicles with a human crew
  • mary mcleod bethune — Mary McLeod [muh-kloud] /məˈklaʊd/ (Show IPA), 1875–1955, U.S. educator and civil-rights leader.
  • master of the rolls — (in England and Wales) the judge who presides over the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) and who was formerly Keeper of the Records at the Public Record Office
  • mayor of the palace — one of a line of hereditary administrative lieutenants to the Merovingian kings who eventually took over royal function and title in the Frankish kingdoms; a palatine.
  • meningoencephalitic — Relating to meningoencephalitis.
  • meningoencephalitis — Inflammation of the membranes of the brain and the adjoining cerebral tissue.
  • metatarsophalangeal — (anatomy) Relating to the metatarsus and phalange.
  • methyl methacrylate — a colorless, volatile, flammable, water-insoluble, liquid, unsaturated ester, C 5 H 8 O 2 , that polymerizes readily to a clear plastic.
  • middle palaeolithic — the period between the Lower and the Upper Palaeolithic, usually taken as equivalent to the Mousterian
  • midnight regulation — a rule or directive approved by the federal government near the end of a president’s term of office
  • military pentathlon — an athletic contest comprising five different events, a 300-meter freestyle swim, a 4000-meter cross-country run, a 5000-meter equestrian steeplechase, épée fencing, and pistol target-shooting at 25 meters, the winner being the contestant with the highest total score.
  • molar heat capacity — the heat capacity of one mole of a substance.
  • moses-in-the-cradle — a plant, Rhoeo spathacea, native to the West Indies and Central America, having leaves with purple undersides and white flowers enclosed in a boat-shaped envelope formed by two bracts.
  • mother-in-law plant — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
  • multinomial theorem — an expression of a power of a sum in terms of powers of the addends, a generalization of the binomial theorem.
  • multiplexor channel — (MPX) mainframe terminology for a slow peripheral device connection, e.g. for a printer, operator console, or card reader.
  • mushroom ventilator — a ventilator having at the top of a vertical shaft a broad rounded cap that can be screwed down to close it.
  • napierian logarithm — natural logarithm.
  • north valley stream — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
  • old man and the sea — a novel (1952) by Ernest Hemingway.
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