13-letter words containing h, i, l, o, c
- hydrocolloids — Plural form of hydrocolloid.
- hydroelectric — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hydropathical — Alternative form of hydropathic.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- hydrotelluric — (chemistry) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hypervelocity — extremely high velocity, as of projectiles, space vehicles, or accelerated nuclear particles.
- hypobranchial — situated below the gills or beneath the branchial arches.
- hypocalcaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypocalcemia.
- hypocalcaemic — of or relating to hypocalcaemia
- hypochlorites — Plural form of hypochlorite.
- hypoglycaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypoglycemia.
- hypoglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hypoglycemic.
- hypolipidemic — That reduces the concentration of lipid in blood serum.
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- hyponymically — In a hyponymic way.
- hyposulphuric — relating to sulphur which is in a lower state of oxidation than it is in sulphuric compounds
- hypotheticals — Plural form of hypothetical.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- iatrochemical — relating to iatrochemistry or iatrochemists
- 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.
- ichthyofaunal — relating to ichthyofauna
- ichthyologist — the branch of zoology dealing with fishes.
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- infant school — In Britain, an infant school is a school for children between the ages of five and seven.
- insulin shock — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- isochronously — In an isochronous manner.
- john q public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- john suckling — Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.
- john wycliffe — John, c1320–84, English theologian, religious reformer, and Biblical translator.
- junior school — a school for children aged seven to eleven, similar to a U.S. elementary school.
- kosher pickle — a garlic-flavored pickle, sold especially in Jewish delicatessens.
- laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
- launch window — a precise time period during which a spacecraft can be launched from a particular site in order to achieve a desired mission, as a rendezvous with another spacecraft.
- leptocephalic — having a narrow skull
- leucitohedron — a trapezohedron
- lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
- lexicographic — Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
- lichenization — any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- light colonel — a lieutenant colonel.
- lissotrichous — having straight hair.
- literacy hour — (in England and Wales) a daily reading and writing lesson that was introduced into the national primary school curriculum in 1998 to raise standards of literacy
- lithification — the process or processes by which unconsolidated materials are converted into coherent solid rock, as by compaction or cementation.
- lithoglyptics — The art of cutting and engraving gems.
- lithontriptic — of or relating to destroying bladder or kidney stones
- lizard orchid — a European orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum, rare in Britain, having a spike of grey-green flowers smelling of goats
- load the dice — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.