13-letter words containing h, o, u, r
- neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
- neurohormonal — pertaining to or controlled by a neurohormone.
- neurohormones — Plural form of neurohormone.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
- night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
- ninety-fourth — next after the ninety-third; being the ordinal number for 94.
- nitrous ether — ethyl nitrite.
- non-rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- nonauthorized — Not authorized.
- nonchurchgoer — a person who does not attend church or who attends sporadically
- north augusta — a city in W South Carolina.
- north country — the part of England north of the Humber estuary.
- nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
- novo hamburgo — a city in Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil.
- number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
- on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- opening hours — Opening hours are the times during which a shop, bank, library, or bar is open for business.
- orange roughy — a marine food fish, Hoplosthenus atlanticus, of S Pacific waters
- orange squash — an orange-flavoured drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water
- organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
- orthognathous — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- osborne house — a house near Cowes on the Isle of Wight: the favourite residence of Queen Victoria, who died there; now a convalescent home
- ostreophagous — oyster-eating
- out of breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- out of humour — in a bad mood
- outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- outside-right — a footballer who plays on the outside right wing of the field
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- over the hump — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- pharaoh hound — one of a breed of medium-sized gazehounds with a smooth coat, red to tan in color with white markings, and erect ears.
- phonautograph — a piece of equipment that records sound visually by detecting the sound waves and indicating them on a graph
- phosphorus 32 — a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
- phosphorus-32 — a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
- phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
- phytonutrient — phytochemical.
- picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
- pipiwharauroa — a Pacific migratory bird with a metallic green-gold plumage
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- plymouth rock — a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620.
- pneumatograph — pneumograph.
- pneumatophore — Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ.
- porcupinefish — any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, especially Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin.
- port harcourt — a seaport in S Nigeria.
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.