13-letter words containing a, l, m, o, h
- microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microlecithal — having a small amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- mikhailovitch — Draja [drah-zhah] /ˈdrɑ ʒɑ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1946, Yugoslav military leader.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- monophthongal — (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- mother of all — a female parent.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- muscle shoals — former rapids of the Tennessee River in SW Alabama, changed into a lake by Wilson Dam: part of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
- neurohormonal — pertaining to or controlled by a neurohormone.
- nodical month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- non-ephemeral — lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
- nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
- nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
- nonmechanical — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- normal school — (formerly) a school offering a two-year course and certification to high-school graduates preparing to be teachers, especially elementary-school teachers.
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- oklahoma city — a city in and the capital of Oklahoma, in the central part.
- ophthalmology — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
- opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
- orchid family — the plant family Orchidaceae, characterized by terrestrial or epiphytic herbaceous plants having simple, parallel-veined, usually alternate leaves, complex and often large and showy flowers pollinated primarily by insects, and fruit in the form of a capsule containing numerous minute seeds, and including calypso, fringed orchis, lady's-slipper, pogonia, rattlesnake plantain, vanilla, as well as numerous tropical orchids such as those of the genera Cattleya, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Phalaenopsis, and Vanda.
- organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
- palm off with — If you say that you are palmed off with a lie or an excuse, you are annoyed because you are told something in order to stop you asking any more questions.
- palm-oil chop — a W African dish made with meat and palm oil
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
- pelham holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- pelham-holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- phenomenalism — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenomenalize — to regard or interpret as a phenomenon.
- photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- phototelegram — a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- plant hormone — an organic chemical, as auxin, produced by plant cells and functioning at various sites to regulate growth, turning, metabolic processes, etc.
- platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
- polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
- polythalamous — having multiple chambers