13-letter words containing a, s, h, i, e
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heteroplastic — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hiatus hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- hiberno-saxon — having the characteristics of both the Irish and English; Anglo-Irish.
- hide and seek — one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.
- hide-and-seek — one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- hilariousness — The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.
- hilbert space — a complete infinite-dimensional vector space on which an inner product is defined.
- hill of beans — something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn't amount to a hill of beans.
- hire purchase — buying sth by instalments
- hire-purchase — a system of payment for a commodity in regular installments while using it.
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- home invasion — an act or instance of entering an occupied residence with the intent to commit a burglary or other crime.
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- hoosier state — Indiana (used as a nickname).
- horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse trailer — lorry for transporting a horse
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- horseradishes — Plural form of horseradish.
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- hospital case — a patient that is being, or needs to be, treated in a hospital
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.
- house-raising — a gathering of persons in a rural community to help one of its members build a house.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
- housetraining — Present participle of housetrain.
- housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
- hunter trials — a test for hunters held under the auspices of a hunt, in which the course is laid with obstacles to simulate actual hunting conditions.
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
- hyper-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- hyperadenosis — abnormal enlargement of the glands, especially of the lymph nodes.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hyperesthesia — an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.
- hyperparasite — an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.