13-letter words containing h, i, e, l
- 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.
- much-maligned — If you describe someone or something as much-maligned, you mean that they are often criticized by people, but you think the criticism is unfair or exaggerated because they have good qualities too.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multiple shop — chain store.
- multitheistic — Of or relating to multitheism.
- multithreaded — multithreading
- mussel shrimp — any of numerous tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans of the subclass Ostracoda, having a shrimplike body enclosed in a hinged bivalve shell.
- 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.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nemathelminth — any worm of the phylum Nemathelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), including the nematodes and hairworms, having an elongated, unsegmented, cylindrical body.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- netherlandian — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- nicholasville — a town in central Kentucky.
- night crawler — an earthworm.
- night shelter — an organization that provides dormitory-style accommodation for the homeless at night, or the accommodation so provided
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nike hercules — a 40 feet (12 meters) U.S. surface-to-air missile effective at medium to high altitudes and having a range of more than 87 miles (140 km).
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- non-technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- nonmechanical — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk
- nontheatrical — not relating to the theatre
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- north sea oil — oil extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
- northerliness — The quality of being northerly.
- nowheresville — a remote or isolated town or village.
- off the rails — into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
- office-holder — An office-holder is a person who has an important official position in an organization or government.
- officeholders — Plural form of officeholder.
- oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- on the fiddle — If someone is on the fiddle, they get money by doing illegal or dishonest things.
- 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.
- orchestralist — a person who writes or arranges orchestral music
- 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.
- orthocephalic — having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.