13-letter words containing h, o, m, e, l, a
- methyl oleate — an oily, clear to amber, water-insoluble liquid, C 1 9 H 3 6 O 2 , used chiefly as an intermediate for detergents, wetting agents, and emulsifiers.
- methylglyoxal — pyruvic aldehyde.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- microcephalia — Microcephaly.
- microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microlecithal — having a small amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- mother of all — a female parent.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- muscle shoals — former rapids of the Tennessee River in SW Alabama, changed into a lake by Wilson Dam: part of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
- neurohormonal — pertaining to or controlled by a neurohormone.
- non-ephemeral — lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
- nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
- nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
- nonmechanical — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
- pelham holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- pelham-holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- phenomenalism — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenomenalize — to regard or interpret as a phenomenon.
- photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- phototelegram — a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- plant hormone — an organic chemical, as auxin, produced by plant cells and functioning at various sites to regulate growth, turning, metabolic processes, etc.
- platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
- polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
- pomme blanche — breadroot.
- radiochemical — pertaining to or involving radiochemistry.
- rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
- semiochemical — a chemical substance produced by an animal and used in communications, such as a pheromone
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
- shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
- slasher movie — a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc
- smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
- sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
- temporal hour — a unit of time used in the Roman and Ottoman empires that divided the daylight into an equal number of hours, resulting in long summer hours and short winter hours.
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- the sum total — the result you get when you add numbers or amounts together