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13-letter words containing e, y, t, h

  • mount whitney — a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)
  • musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
  • mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
  • myelin sheath — a wrapping of myelin around certain nerve axons, serving as an electrical insulator that speeds nerve impulses to muscles and other effectors.
  • mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
  • nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
  • naphthylamine — (organic compound) Either of two isomeric primary amines derived from naphthalene; they occur in crude oil, and are used in the preparation of dyes and other compounds.
  • nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
  • neo-orthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
  • neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
  • night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
  • ninety-eighth — next after the ninety-seventh; being the ordinal number for 98.
  • ninety-fourth — next after the ninety-third; being the ordinal number for 94.
  • nithiocyamine — Amoscanate.
  • nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
  • nonhereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
  • nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
  • norethynodrel — a progestin, C 2 0 H 2 6 O 2 , used in combination with an estrogen in some oral contraceptives.
  • 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.
  • northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
  • northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
  • number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • organotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.
  • orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
  • orthohydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in the same direction.
  • orthopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene
  • osteophytosis — Lb medicine The presence of osteophytes.
  • oxford theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604.
  • oystercatcher — any of several long-billed wading birds of the genus Haematopus that have chiefly black-and-white plumage and that feed on oysters, clams, mussels, etc.
  • paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
  • parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
  • parthenocarpy — the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
  • party machine — the internal organization of a political party, which decides its policies and directs its activities
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • pay the check — When a customer pays the check in a restaurant, they pay the amount that they owe for their meal.
  • pay the piper — a person who plays on a pipe.
  • pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
  • pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • perfect rhyme — rhyme of two words spelled or pronounced identically but differing in meaning, as rain, reign; rich rhyme.
  • perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
  • peripherality — the quality of being peripheral
  • perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
  • perityphlitis — the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the caecum
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
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