13-letter words containing h, i, l, t, o
- cove lighting — indirect lighting directed upward from an interior cornice or the like toward a cove at the edge of the ceiling.
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
- cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
- 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
- depathologize — (transitive) To cease to treat as a medical disorder.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- 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.
- dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
- diethyl oxide — ether (def 1).
- dimethylketol — acetoin.
- dinitrophenol — any of the six isomers consisting of phenol where two hydrogen atoms are substituted by nitro groups, C 6 H 4 N 2 O 5 , used in dyes and wood preservatives, and in biochemistry to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation.
- diotheletical — relating to ditheletism, the doctrine that Christ had two wills
- diphenoxylate — a substance, C 30 H 32 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its hydrochloride in the treatment of diarrhea.
- diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- down the line — complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement.
- down-the-line — complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement.
- dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
- eight o'clock — 8 a.m.
- electrochemic — electrochemical
- electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
- electrophilic — (of a molecule or group) having a tendency to attract or acquire electrons.
- electrophonic — Relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable).
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- endotheliomas — Plural form of endothelioma.
- entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
- epitheliomata — Plural form of epithelioma.
- epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- eproctophilia — Sexual arousal from flatulence.
- eschatologies — Plural form of eschatology.
- ethanoylation — Acetylation.
- ethnolinguist — a person who studies ethnolinguistics
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- ethologically — In an ethological manner.
- exhilarations — Plural form of exhilaration.
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- fashion plate — a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
- feldspathoids — Plural form of feldspathoid.
- fighter pilot — sb who pilots a bomber plane
- flash fiction — very short works of fiction that are typically no longer than a couple of pages and may be as short as one paragraph.
- floodlighting — Present participle of floodlight.
- flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
- foot the bill — pay the costs
- foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.