13-letter words containing e, p, i, r, h
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diffeomorphic — (mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
- dinitrophenol — any of the six isomers consisting of phenol where two hydrogen atoms are substituted by nitro groups, C 6 H 4 N 2 O 5 , used in dyes and wood preservatives, and in biochemistry to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation.
- direct speech — actual words spoken, not quoted or reported
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
- electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
- electrophilic — (of a molecule or group) having a tendency to attract or acquire electrons.
- electrophonic — Relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable).
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- enantiomorphy — the state of being enantiomorphic
- enterohepatic — Relating to or denoting the circulation of bile salts and other secretions from the liver to the intestine, where they are reabsorbed into the blood and returned to the liver.
- enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
- epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- eproctophilia — Sexual arousal from flatulence.
- ergatomorphic — pertaining to an ergatomorph
- erythrophobia — Abnormal and persistent fear of blushing.
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- euler-chelpin — Hans (Karl August) von. 1873–1964, Swedish biochemist, born in Germany: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1929) with Sir Arthur Harden for their work on enzymes: father of Ulf von Euler
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- fighter pilot — sb who pilots a bomber plane
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- freight depot — (on a rail network) a place where freight is stored while awaiting onward transport
- freight plane — an aeroplane used to transport goods
- french polish — French polish is a type of varnish which is painted onto wood so that the wood has a hard shiny surface.
- french-polish — to finish or treat (a piece of furniture) with French polish.
- gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- genetotrophic — pertaining to nutrition and genetics
- gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- gopher client — (networking) A program which runs on your local computer and provides a user interface to the Gopher protocol and to gopher servers. Web browsers can act as Gopher clients and simple Gopher-only clients are available for ordinary terminals, the X Window System, GNU Emacs, and other systems.
- graphemically — In terms of or by means of graphemes.
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- graphitizable — (chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
- guttersnipish — Resembling or characteristic of a guttersnipe.
- hagiographers — Plural form of hagiographer.
- hagiographies — Plural form of hagiography.
- hair clippers — device for trimming hair
- hairpin curve — A hairpin curve or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- heating power — power that can be used to heat something
- heir apparent — an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided he or she survives the ancestor.