13-letter words containing e, n, t, h
- antiapartheid — (in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population.
- antidiarrheal — An antidiarrheal is a substance used to prevent or treat diarrhea.
- antihistamine — An antihistamine is a drug that is used to treat allergies.
- antimechanist — opposed to mechanistic philosophy
- antinephritic — acting against kidney disease
- antiphonaries — Plural form of antiphonary.
- antirheumatic — acting against rheumatism
- anything goes — If people say 'anything goes', they mean that anything people say or do is considered acceptable, and usually they mean that they do not approve of this.
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
- archaeobotany — the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites
- archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
- architectonic — denoting, relating to, or having architectural qualities
- arena theater — a theater having a central stage without a proscenium, surrounded by seats
- aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
- arithmetician — a person skilled in arithmetic
- as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
- aschelminthes — a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
- asthenosphere — a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement
- astonishments — Plural form of astonishment.
- at attachment — Advanced Technology Attachment
- athenagoras i — (Aristocles Spyrou) 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.
- atherogenesis — (medicine) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries.
- auction house — a commercial company that specializes in selling items at auction
- authentically — not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique.
- authenticated — Prove or show (something, esp. a claim or an artistic work) to be true or genuine.
- authenticates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate.
- authenticator — a person or thing that authenticates.
- automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
- baby elephant — a very young elephant
- baby snatcher — a person who steals a baby from its pram
- balance shaft — a shaft in a vehicle engine that is designed to reduce the amount of vibration from other moving parts as it rotates
- balance sheet — A balance sheet is a written statement of the amount of money and property that a company or person has, including amounts of money that are owed or are owing. Balance sheet is also used to refer to the general financial state of a company.
- balneotherapy — the treatment of disease by bathing, esp to improve limb mobility in arthritic and neuromuscular disorders
- band together — If people band together, they meet and act as a group in order to try and achieve something.
- bang goes sth — If you say bang goes something, you mean that it is now obvious that it cannot succeed or be achieved.
- bantamweights — Plural form of bantamweight.
- bassenthwaite — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria near Keswick. Length: 6 km (4 miles)
- bathylimnetic — (of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
- be nothing to — not to concern or be significant to (someone)
- beat the band — a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters.
- bench warrant — a warrant issued by a judge or court directing that an offender be apprehended
- bend the knee — to kneel or submit
- benefit match — a sports match organized to raise money for charity, or for a particular player
- benightedness — intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened: benighted ages of barbarism and superstition.
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- benton harbor — a city in SW Michigan, on Lake Michigan.
- berchtesgaden — a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop: 7667 (2003 est)
- beta-naphthol — either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.
- betamethasone — a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.