13-letter words containing a, t, h, b
- labyrinthitis — inflammation of the inner ear, or labyrinth, characterized by dizziness, nausea, and visual disturbances.
- laughter club — a group of people who meet regularly to take part in communal laughing for therapeutic effect
- low-bandwidth — [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although not content-free, was not terribly informative. "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of suits!" Compare zero-content, bandwidth, math-out.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- machinability — The condition of being machinable.
- madhya bharat — a former state of central India; now included in Madhya Pradesh.
- mao inhibitor — any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbreviation: MAOI.
- marbled white — any butterfly of the satyrid genus Melanargia, with panelled black-and-white wings, but technically a brown butterfly; found in grassland
- marx brothers — the. a US family of film comedians, esp Arthur Marx, known as Harpo (1888–1964), Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo (1901–79), Julius Marx, known as Groucho (1890–1977), and Leonard Marx, known as Chico (1886–1961). Their films include Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Day at the Races (1937)
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- merchant bank — a private banking firm engaged chiefly in investing in new issues of securities and in accepting bills of exchange in foreign trade.
- methocarbamol — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 5 , used as a muscle relaxant in combination with other drugs in the treatment of acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.
- methylparaben — a fine, white, needlelike substance, C 8 H 8 O 3 , used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.
- microhabitats — Plural form of microhabitat.
- miss the boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- mother abbess — the female head of a religious house of nuns
- mouthbreather — a person who breathes through the mouth instead of through the nose
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nondetachable — Not capable of being detached.
- north babylon — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north brabant — a province in S Netherlands. 1965 sq. mi. (5090 sq. km). Capital: 's Hertogenbosch.
- north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
- ornithophobia — Fear of birds.
- out of breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- overbreathing — hyperventilation
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
- path-breaking — very original; ground-breaking
- pebble heater — a heat exchanger utilizing refractory pellets to store and give off heat.
- peccatophobia — an abnormal fear of sinning.
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- photocopiable — able or legally permitted to be photocopied
- play hob with — to make trouble for; interfere with and make disordered
- play-the-ball — a method for bringing the ball back into play after a tackle, in which the tackled player is allowed to stand up and kick or heel the ball behind him or her to a team-mate
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- potato blight — fungal disease affecting potatoes
- pre-establish — to establish, set up, set out, arrange or make secure in advance or previously
- public health — health services to improve and protect community health, especially sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine.
- rabbath ammon — Amman.
- reestablished — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- rehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- rehabilitator — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- right bracket — (character) "]". ASCII character 93. Common names: right square bracket; ITU-T: closing bracket; unbracket. Rare: unsquare; INTERCAL: U turn back. Paired with left bracket.
- right-brained — having the right brain dominant, therefore being more adept at spatial and nonverbal concepts and being more creative and emotional than logical and analytical.