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13-letter words containing h, i, l, d

  • chlorhexidine — an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc
  • chlormerodrin — a white, bitter, odorless powder, ClHgN 2 H 11 O 2 , soluble in methanol and ethanol and slightly soluble in water, used in medicine as a diuretic.
  • chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
  • chlorous acid — an unstable acid that is a strong oxidizing agent. Formula: HClO2
  • chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
  • chrisom child — a baptized child that dies in its first month.
  • chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
  • churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
  • claddagh ring — any of various elaborately designed rings, esp one in the shape of two hands embracing a heart, given as a token of lasting affection
  • clavichordist — Someone who plays the clavichord.
  • clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
  • cloth binding — a type of binding in which a book is bound in stiff boards covered with cloth
  • cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
  • club sandwich — a sandwich consisting of three or more slices of toast or bread with a filling
  • coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
  • coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
  • compiled html — (filename extension)   A Microsoft file format for distributing a collection of HTML files, along with their associated images, sounds, etc., as a single compressed archive file. Microsoft use this format for Windows HTML Help files. Most chms include a project (.hhp) file listing the included files and basic settings, a contents (.hhc) file, an index (.hhk) file, html files, and, optionally, image files. Users view chms with hh.exe, the HTML Help viewer installed with Internet Explorer. Filename extension: .chm.
  • core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
  • could do with — If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it.
  • crash landing — aircraft: emergency descent
  • cycloheximide — a toxic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis, used as a fungicide in agriculture
  • cylinder head — the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
  • das rheingold — an opera by Wagner (1869), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
  • daylight lamp — a lamp whose light has a range of wavelengths similar to that of natural sunlight
  • daylight time — time set usually one hour ahead of the local standard time, widely adopted in the summer to provide extra daylight in the evening
  • death-dealing — fatal; lethal
  • delightedness — The quality of being delighted; great pleasure.
  • demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
  • demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
  • demythologise — to divest of mythological or legendary attributes or forms, as in order to permit clearer appraisal and understanding: to demythologize the music dramas of Richard Wagner for modern listeners.
  • demythologize — to eliminate all mythical elements from (a piece of writing, esp the Bible) so as to arrive at an essential meaning
  • dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
  • depathologize — (transitive) To cease to treat as a medical disorder.
  • dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
  • detachability — The quality of being detachable.
  • devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
  • dhu el-hijjah — Islam. the twelfth month of the Muslim calendar, in leap year containing one extra day.
  • diacatholicon — an all-purpose remedy
  • dialect coach — a person whose job is to train actors to speak in the authentic accent and manner of a particular area
  • diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
  • dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
  • dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
  • diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
  • diethyl ether — ether (def 1).
  • diethyl oxide — ether (def 1).
  • diethylacetal — acetal (def 1).
  • digital watch — a watch that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial.
  • digraphically — in a digraphic manner
  • dilettanteish — Alternative form of dilettantish.
  • dimethylamine — a colourless strong-smelling gas produced from ammonia and methanol, used to produce many industrial and pharmaceutical chemicals
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