13-letter words containing h, o, b, n, i
- john sobieski — John, John III (def 2).
- know by sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- leghemoglobin — a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation.
- low-bandwidth — [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although not content-free, was not terribly informative. "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of suits!" Compare zero-content, bandwidth, math-out.
- mao inhibitor — any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbreviation: MAOI.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- methemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- neighboorhood — Alternative spelling of neighbourhood.
- neighborhoods — Plural form of neighborhood.
- neighbourhood — Standard spelling of neighborhood.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nonce-bashing — violent attacks against rapists, child molesters, or sexual offenders, esp inside a prison
- nonmembership — the fact or condition of being a nonmember
- 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
- ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- 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.
- ornithophobia — Fear of birds.
- overbreathing — hyperventilation
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- 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.
- phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- polling booth — a booth in which voters cast their votes.
- shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shoeshine boy — a man or boy who cleans shoes
- shot-blasting — the cleaning of metal, etc, by a stream of shot
- show business — the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
- siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
- south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
- spanish broom — a spiny, often leafless shrub, Genista hispanica, of the legume family, native to southern Europe, having clustered, golden-yellow flowers and hairy pods.
- sphenoid bone — the large butterfly-shaped compound bone at the base of the skull, containing a protective depression for the pituitary gland
- subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
- thanatophobia — an abnormal fear of death.
- thereinbefore — before that
- thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- to begin with — You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- unfashionably — in an unfashionable manner
- unneighboured — having no neighbour or neighbours
- unneighbourly — unfriendly and unhelpful
- vasoinhibitor — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- windsor bench — a bench similar in construction to a Windsor chair.
- wishbone boom — a boom on a sailboard having two arms that are joined at the mast and at the foot of the sail. The windsurfer holds onto it for support and to steer the sailboard