13-letter words containing h, o, n, r, i
- kinross-shire — a former county of E central Scotland: became part of Tayside region in 1975 and part of Perth and Kinross in 1996
- krishna menon — Vengalil Krishnan [ven-gah-leel krish-nuh n] /vɛnˈgɑ lil ˈkrɪʃ nən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1974, Indian politician and statesman.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- leonine rhyme — the form of internal rhyme used in leonine verse.
- leucitohedron — a trapezohedron
- lightning rod — a rodlike conductor installed to divert lightning away from a structure by providing a direct path to the ground.
- lithographing — Present participle of lithograph.
- lithontriptic — of or relating to destroying bladder or kidney stones
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- lower chinook — an extinct Chinookan language that was spoken by tribes on both banks of the Columbia River estuary.
- maccheroncini — thin pasta tubes made from wheat flour
- machine error — an error caused by a fault or defect in a machine rather than by human error
- maid of honor — an unmarried woman who is the chief attendant of a bride. Compare matron of honor.
- 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.
- marching song — a song with the rhythm of a march, esp sung by marching soldiers
- marchionesses — Plural form of marchioness.
- mare chronium — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- microchipping — Present participle of microchip.
- microlighting — the sport or act of flying in microlights
- microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- minor prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- mirror finish — a smooth highly polished surface produced on metal by mechanical or electrolytic polishing or lapping
- misanthropist — a hater of humankind.
- miscomprehend — Misunderstand.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- mitochondrion — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- monarchianism — any of several doctrines of the Christian church in the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d., emphasizing the unity of God by maintaining that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three manifestations or aspects of God.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- monkey orchid — a European orchid, Orchis simia, rare in Britain, having a short dense flower spike that opens from the top downwards. The flowers are white streaked with pink or violet and have five spurs thought to resemble a monkey's arms, legs, and tail
- monmouthshire — a historic county in E Wales, now part of Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, and South Glamorgan.
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- monochorionic — Sharing one foetal membrane, or chorion. Typically used of identical twins.
- monochromatic — of or having one color.
- monomorphemic — containing only one morpheme, as the words wait and gorilla.
- monostrophics — monostrophic verses
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- morphinomania — an addiction to morphine or opium in which the addict secretly injects the substance
- morphogenesis — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.