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13-letter words containing h, o, n, r, a

  • arachnivorous — Spider-eating.
  • arachnoiditis — an inflammation of the arachnoid membrane
  • arachnophobia — an abnormal fear of spiders
  • arachnophobic — an abnormal or pathological fear of spiders.
  • archaeobotany — the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites
  • archaeologian — (archaic) An archaeologist.
  • archidiaconal — of or relating to an archdeacon or his office
  • architectonic — denoting, relating to, or having architectural qualities
  • aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
  • arthroconidia — Plural form of arthroconidium.
  • asthenosphere — a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement
  • athenagoras i — (Aristocles Spyrou) 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.
  • atherogenesis — (medicine) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries.
  • aum shinrikyo — a syncretistic Japanese cult combining elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, founded by Shoko Asahara in 1986; responsible for a number of murders and in particular a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995
  • authenticator — a person or thing that authenticates.
  • authorisation — Alternative spelling of authorization.
  • authoritarian — If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves.
  • authorization — an authorizing or being authorized
  • balneotherapy — the treatment of disease by bathing, esp to improve limb mobility in arthritic and neuromuscular disorders
  • band together — If people band together, they meet and act as a group in order to try and achieve something.
  • banking hours — the hours during which a bank is open for business
  • baronial hall — a large building or room owned by a baron
  • bartholinitis — Inflammation of Bartholin's cyst.
  • batrachotoxin — a steroidal alkaloid, C31H42N2O6, found in the skin of certain Neotropical frogs (genus Phyllobates) and used on poison arrows: one of the most powerful natural neurotoxins known
  • be hard going — If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort.
  • benton harbor — a city in SW Michigan, on Lake Michigan.
  • boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
  • body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
  • bohr magneton — a unit that is used to indicate the magnetic moment of the electron structure in an atom, equal to 9.27 × 10 −21 erg/gauss.
  • branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
  • breechloading — loaded at the breech.
  • brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
  • brokenhearted — Someone who is brokenhearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
  • bronchography — radiography of the bronchial tubes after the introduction of a radiopaque medium into the bronchi
  • bronze whaler — a shark, Carcharhinus brachyurus, of southern Australian waters, having a bronze-coloured back
  • cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
  • candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
  • carcinophobia — Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.
  • card clothing — a very sturdy fabric with a leather or rubber fillet imbedded with wire teeth for disentangling and cleaning textile fibers, used to cover the rollers or flats of a carding machine.
  • carrantuohill — a mountain in SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks in Kerry: the highest peak in Ireland. Height: 1041 m (3414 ft)
  • caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
  • cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
  • cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
  • chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
  • chamber organ — a small compact organ used esp for the authentic performance of preclassical music
  • chandernagore — a port in E India, in S West Bengal on the Hooghly River: a former French settlement (1686–1950). Pop: 162 166 (2001)
  • changing room — A changing room is a room where you can change your clothes and usually have a shower, for example at a sports centre.
  • chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.
  • charing cross — a district of London, in the city of Westminster: the modern cross (1863) in front of Charing Cross railway station replaces the one erected by Edward I (1290), the last of twelve marking the route of the funeral procession of his queen, Eleanor
  • charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
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