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13-letter words containing h, e, m, l, y

  • metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
  • methyl oleate — an oily, clear to amber, water-insoluble liquid, C 1 9 H 3 6 O 2 , used chiefly as an intermediate for detergents, wetting agents, and emulsifiers.
  • methyl violet — gentian violet
  • methylbenzene — toluene.
  • methylglyoxal — pyruvic aldehyde.
  • methylmercury — any of several extremely toxic organometallic compounds, Hg(CH 3) 2 , formed from metallic mercury by the action of microorganisms and capable of entering the food chain: used as seed disinfectants.
  • 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.
  • methylpropene — (organic compound) IUPAC name for isobutylene.
  • methylsulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • mischievously — maliciously or playfully annoying.
  • molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
  • morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
  • myelin sheath — a wrapping of myelin around certain nerve axons, serving as an electrical insulator that speeds nerve impulses to muscles and other effectors.
  • myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
  • 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.
  • nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • 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.
  • perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
  • phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • phenomenology — the study of phenomena.
  • phenylmethane — toluene.
  • physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
  • phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
  • platyhelminth — any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.
  • play the game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
  • plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
  • polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
  • polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
  • pyrheliometer — an instrument for measuring the total intensity of the sun's energy radiation.
  • q-methodology — a statistical methodology used by psychologists to identify alternative world-views, opinions, interpretations, etc, in terms of statistically independent patterns of response recognized by clustering together individuals whose orderings of items, typically attitude statements, are similar
  • r-methodology — any statistical methodology in psychology that is contrasted with Q-methodology
  • remythologize — to mythologize anew, to make a new mythological system out of (an existing one)
  • safety helmet — protective hard hat
  • schematically — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
  • school system — state education
  • semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
  • shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
  • silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
  • sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
  • the himalayas — a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
  • the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
  • thremmatology — the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
  • triethylamine — a colorless, flammable liquid, C 6 H 15 N, used chiefly as a solvent in chemical synthesis.
  • triple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of trisyllabic feet.
  • unimpeachably — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
  • vowel harmony — a phonological rule in some languages, as Hungarian and Turkish, requiring that the vowels of a word all share a specified feature, such as front or back articulation, thereby conditioning the form that affixes may take, as in forming the Turkish plurals evler “houses” from ev “house” and adamlar “men” from adam “man.”.
  • warmheartedly — Alternative form of warm-heartedly.
  • whoremasterly — of or relating to the character of a whoremaster
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