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13-letter words containing d, e, h, r

  • horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
  • horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
  • hors d'oeuvre — a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food.
  • hors doeuvres — Hors d'oeuvres are small amounts of food served before the main course of a meal.
  • horse breeder — a person who breeds horses
  • horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
  • horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
  • horseradishes — Plural form of horseradish.
  • house-trained — housebroken.
  • housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
  • household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
  • hundredweight — Also called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbreviation: cwt.
  • 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.
  • hybrid system — a way of working, organizing, or doing something that is composed of elements of two separate systems
  • hydrargillite — gibbsite.
  • hydrated lime — a soft, white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, Ca(OH) 2 , obtained by the action of water on lime: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements.
  • hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
  • hydroairplane — a hydroplane.
  • hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
  • hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
  • hydrochloride — a salt, especially of an alkaloid, formed by the direct union of hydrochloric acid with an organic base that makes the organic constituent more soluble.
  • hydroelectric — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
  • hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
  • hydrogen bomb — a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes.
  • hydrogen bond — a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms (F, N, O) forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom in the same or another molecule.
  • hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
  • hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
  • hydrogenizing — Present participle of hydrogenize.
  • hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
  • hydromedusoid — a jellyfish or something resembling a jellyfish that lives in water
  • hydromorphone — A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
  • hydronitrogen — a chemical compound containing only hydrogen and nitrogen.
  • hydroperoxide — any chemical compound having the general formula, ROOH, where R is an element or an organic group.
  • hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
  • hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
  • hydrosulphide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
  • hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
  • hydrotelluric — (chemistry) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium.
  • hydroxide ion — the anion OH−.
  • hydroxyketone — a ketone containing a hydroxyl group.
  • hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
  • hydroxymethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical HO-CH2-.
  • hyperadenosis — abnormal enlargement of the glands, especially of the lymph nodes.
  • hyperboloidal — Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
  • hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
  • hyperdicrotic — having or pertaining to a double beat of the pulse for each beat of the heart.
  • hyperextended — Extremely long; extended greatly.
  • hyperhidrosis — abnormally excessive sweating.
  • hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
  • hyperlordosis — Particularly severe lordosis.
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