13-letter words containing a, t, r, h, s, i
- hyperesthesia — an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.
- hyperparasite — an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.
- hypersalinity — an excess of salt in a saline solution
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- ichthyosaurus — ichthyosaur.
- irish pennant — an unwhipped rope end.
- ishihara test — a test for determining color blindness by means of a series of cards each having colored dots that form one pattern to the normal eye and a different pattern to the eye that is color-blind.
- isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
- isothermobath — a line drawn on a diagram of a vertical section of the ocean connecting all points having equal temperature.
- johore strait — a narrow strait between Malaya and Singapore Island
- kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
- kristallnacht — a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
- labyrinthitis — inflammation of the inner ear, or labyrinth, characterized by dizziness, nausea, and visual disturbances.
- ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
- mantis shrimp — any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis.
- maria theresa — 1717–80, archduchess of Austria; queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740–80 (wife of Francis II; mother of Joseph II, Leopold II, Marie Antoinette).
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- mass hysteria — a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.
- master switch — a switch that can be used to turn on or off the supply of electricity to a building or to certain equipment
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
- matthew paris — Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- metachromasia — A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
- metaheuristic — An experimental heuristic method for solving a general class of computational problems by combining user procedures in the hope of obtaining a more efficient or robust procedure.
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- 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
- microhabitats — Plural form of microhabitat.
- misanthropist — a hater of humankind.
- miss the mark — to fail in achieving one's aim; be unsuccessful in one's attempt
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- music theatre — a modern musical-dramatic work that is performed on a smaller scale than, and without the conventions of, traditional opera
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- nephropathies — Plural form of nephropathy.
- newsgathering — of or relating to the process of collecting and reporting the news.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nightmarishly — In a nightmarish manner.
- niklaus wirth — (person) The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
- non-christian — (of a person, country, etc) not adhering to the Christian faith
- nonhistorical — Not based on or drawn from history.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- north ossetia — an autonomous republic in S European Russia, in the N Caucasus. 3100 sq. mi. (8029 sq. km) Capital: Vladikavkaz.
- north sea oil — oil extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
- off the rails — into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
- on the parish — receiving parochial relief
- 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.