13-letter words containing h, e, a, d, l
- head linesman — an official who makes rulings regarding play along the line of scrimmage and who oversees the measurement and marking of yardage gained or lost
- headline rate — a basic rate of inflation, taxation, etc, before distorting factors have been removed
- health hazard — something that is dangerous to health
- heavenly body — celestial object: star, planet, etc.
- hefner candle — a German unit of luminous intensity, equal to 0.92 of a candela.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- heptaselenide — (chemistry) any selenide containing seven selenium atoms in each molecule.
- herbal remedy — a medical treatment made with herbs
- hexactinellid — a type of sponge characterized by their (usually) six siliceous spicules or rays
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hold a grudge — be resentful
- hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- homestead law — any law exempting homesteads from seizure or sale for debt.
- 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.
- household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- humped cattle — any of several breeds of domestic cattle developed from the Indian species Bos indicus and characterized by a hump of fat and muscle over the shoulders.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
- hyperboloidal — Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
- hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hypolipidemia — (medicine) A lower than normal concentration of lipids in the blood.
- hypophloeodal — living or growing beneath bark, as insect larvae.
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- in the saddle — a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- judah ha-levi — (Judah ben Samuel Halevi) 1085–1140, Spanish rabbi, physician, poet, and philosopher.
- kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
- knuckleheaded — Stupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
- l-head engine — an internal-combustion engine having the intake and exhaust valves arranged in a chamber along one side of the pistons.
- ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
- lamaze method — a method by which an expectant mother is prepared for childbirth by education, psychological and physical conditioning, and breathing exercises.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- large-hearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- lead chromate — a yellow crystalline compound, PbCrO 4 , toxic, insoluble in water: used as an industrial paint pigment.
- leading light — an important or influential person: a leading light of the community.
- leather goods — products made of animal skin
- legal holiday — a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted.
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- letter head's — a printed heading on stationery, especially one giving the name and address of a business concern, an institution, etc.