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13-letter words containing h, e, a, l, t, p

  • hyperrational — characterized by excessive rationality
  • hypersalinity — an excess of salt in a saline solution
  • hyperthetical — Misspelling of hypothetical.
  • hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
  • hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
  • hyposexuality — A significantly low level of sexuality.
  • hypotheticals — Plural form of hypothetical.
  • hypoventilate — (intransitive) To undergo hypoventilation.
  • hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
  • imperial moth — a yellow moth, Eacles imperialis, having a diagonal band of pinkish brown or purple: the hairy larvae feed on the leaves of hickory, oak, etc.
  • joseph stalinJoseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
  • khapra beetle — a tiny cosmopolitan beetle, Trogoderma granarium, that is a pest of stored grain and other dried organic matter.
  • leap of faith — to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
  • leptocephalic — having a narrow skull
  • leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
  • light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
  • lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
  • maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
  • mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
  • mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
  • metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
  • metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
  • metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
  • metenkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
  • methylparaben — a fine, white, needlelike substance, C 8 H 8 O 3 , used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.
  • methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
  • mineral pitch — asphalt.
  • 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.
  • nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
  • optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
  • orthocephalic — having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
  • orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
  • orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
  • paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
  • pallas athena — Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus. Compare Minerva.
  • palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • panel heating — heating of a room or building by means of wall, ceiling, floor, or baseboard panels containing heating pipes or electrical conductors.
  • pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
  • parental home — a school for problem children.
  • parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
  • pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • pebble heater — a heat exchanger utilizing refractory pellets to store and give off heat.
  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
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