13-letter words containing h, e, m, i, o, l
- ichneumon fly — any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.
- 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.
- 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.
- leishmaniosis — Alt form leishmaniasis.
- leonine rhyme — the form of internal rhyme used in leonine verse.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- lightsomeness — (archaic) The quality of being lightsome.
- lithesomeness — the quality of being flexible and supple
- lithium oxide — a white powder, Li 2 O, with strong alkaline properties: used in ceramics and glass.
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- lymphoid cell — a cell in the lymph glands that produces leukocytes.
- lymphopoiesis — the formation of lymphocytes.
- lymphopoietin — (protein) A cytokine protein that has a function in T cell maturation.
- macrocephalic — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- mannheim gold — a brass alloy used to imitate gold; red brass.
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- mesocephalism — mesocephaly
- mesotheliomas — Plural form of mesothelioma.
- methemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- 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.
- methyl violet — gentian violet
- microcephalia — Microcephaly.
- microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microlecithal — having a small amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- middle school — a school intermediate between elementary school and high school, usually encompassing grades five or six through eight.
- middleborough — a town in SE Massachusetts.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- mischievously — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- mohr's circle — a graphical construction enabling the stresses in the cross-section of a body to be determined if the principal stresses are known
- molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- monotheletism — the 7th-century religious doctrine that stated that Christ has only one divine will but both a divine and a human nature
- monothelitism — a person who maintains that Christ has a single theanthropic will.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- mother liquor — the portion of a solution remaining after crystallization of its important component.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- motor vehicle — an automobile, truck, bus, or similar motor-driven conveyance.
- multiple shop — chain store.
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.