13-letter words containing a, s, h, i, n
- leishmaniosis — Alt form leishmaniasis.
- leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
- librarianship — a profession concerned with acquiring and organizing collections of books and related materials in libraries and servicing readers and others with these resources.
- lightfastness — The quality of being lightfast.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- list enhanced — (operating system, tool) An MS-DOS file browsing utility written by Vern Buerg in 1983. A former mainframe systems programmer, Buerg wrote DOS utilities when he began using an IBM PC and missed the file-scanning ability he had on mainframes. The software became an instant success, and his list utility was in use on an estimated 5 million PCs.
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
- machine screw — a threaded fastener, either used with a nut or driven into a tapped hole, usually having a diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or less and a slotted head for tightening by a screwdriver.
- machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- maiden speech — the first speech made in a legislature by a newly elected member.
- malthusianism — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- mansion house — the residence of the Lord Mayor of London
- mantis shrimp — any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis.
- marching song — a song with the rhythm of a march, esp sung by marching soldiers
- marchionesses — Plural form of marchioness.
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- match fitness — the condition of being match-fit
- mechanisation — Alternative spelling of mechanization.
- melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
- merchandisers — Plural form of merchandiser.
- merchandising — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- mesencephalic — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- misanthropist — a hater of humankind.
- misapprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapprehend.
- misshapenness — Quality of being misshapen.
- mohammedanism — Muhammadanism; Islam.
- monarchianism — any of several doctrines of the Christian church in the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d., emphasizing the unity of God by maintaining that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three manifestations or aspects of God.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- muhammadanism — Islam.
- myelin sheath — a wrapping of myelin around certain nerve axons, serving as an electrical insulator that speeds nerve impulses to muscles and other effectors.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nephropathies — Plural form of nephropathy.
- new hampshire — a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
- new-fashioned — lately come into fashion; made in a new style, fashion, etc.
- newsgathering — of or relating to the process of collecting and reporting the news.
- nicholasville — a town in central Kentucky.
- niedersachsen — German name of Lower Saxony.
- night jasmine — Also called hursinghar, sad tree, tree of sadness. a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.