13-letter words containing h, e, l, g, o
- isle of wight — Isle of, an island off the S coast of England, forming an administrative division of Hampshire. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). County seat: Newport.
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- leather goods — products made of animal skin
- legal holiday — a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted.
- leghemoglobin — a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation.
- leigh-mallory — Sir Trafford Leigh [traf-erd lee] /ˈtræf ərd li/ (Show IPA), 1892–1944, British Air Force officer.
- lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
- lexicographic — Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
- light colonel — a lieutenant colonel.
- light-o'-love — a lover.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- lightsomeness — (archaic) The quality of being lightsome.
- line of sight — Also called line of sighting. an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.
- live together — cohabit
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
- lose sight of — no longer see
- lump together — If a number of different people or things are lumped together, they are considered as a group rather than separately.
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- magnet school — a public school with special programs and instruction that are not available elsewhere in a school district and that are specially designed to draw students from throughout a district, especially to aid in desegregation.
- make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- mannheim gold — a brass alloy used to imitate gold; red brass.
- megalocephaly — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- methemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- methodologies — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methodologist — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methylglyoxal — pyruvic aldehyde.
- middleborough — a town in SE Massachusetts.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
- oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- phenomenology — the study of phenomena.
- phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- photo gallery — display of collected photographs
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photogelatine — relating to photographic processes in which gelatine is used in receiving or transferring prints
- photogeologic — of or relating to photogeology
- phototelegram — a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy