13-letter words containing b, e, n, h, o
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- inner harbour — a part of a harbour which is further inland
- into the blue — into the unknown or the far distance
- john sobieski — John, John III (def 2).
- know by heart — have memorized
- leghemoglobin — a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation.
- lo and behold — Lo and behold or lo is used to emphasize a surprising event that is about to be mentioned, or to emphasize in a humorous way that something is not surprising at all.
- luncheon club — (in Britain) an arrangement or organization for serving hot midday meals for a small charge to old people in clubs or daycentres
- membranophone — any musical instrument, as a drum, in which the sound is produced by striking, rubbing, or blowing against a membrane stretched over a frame.
- methemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- modern hebrew — the living language of modern Israel, a revived form of ancient Hebrew. Abbreviation: ModHeb.
- neighboorhood — Alternative spelling of neighbourhood.
- neighborhoods — Plural form of neighborhood.
- neighbourhood — Standard spelling of neighborhood.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nonce-bashing — violent attacks against rapists, child molesters, or sexual offenders, esp inside a prison
- nondetachable — Not capable of being detached.
- nonmembership — the fact or condition of being a nonmember
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk
- north belmont — a town in S North Carolina.
- north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
- north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
- northern blot — Biology, Medicine/Medical. a procedure for studying the activity of a specific gene, as in testing for a hereditary defect: RNA fragments in an extract of a cell population or a tissue are separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to a filter, and then hybridized with labeled DNA or RNA derived from a laboratory-engineered copy of the gene in order to identify the size and abundance of the RNA expressed by that gene.
- number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
- on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
- on the bubble — in a situation in which the outcome is uncertain but already in the process of being determined or decided
- on the button — a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
- on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- open brethren — one of the two main divisions of the Plymouth Brethren that, in contrast to the Exclusive Brethren, permits contacts with members outside the sect
- 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.
- osborne house — a house near Cowes on the Isle of Wight: the favourite residence of Queen Victoria, who died there; now a convalescent home
- overbreathing — hyperventilation
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- 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.
- phony-baloney — nonsense; baloney.
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- pomme blanche — breadroot.
- pompano beach — a city in SE Florida.
- redondo beach — a city in SW California.
- robber trench — a trench that originally contained the foundations of a wall, the stones of which have been taken away
- scotch bonnet — a small, irregularly shaped, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum chinense related to the habanero and ranging from yellow to red.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- shoeshine boy — a man or boy who cleans shoes
- show business — the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
- siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
- southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.