13-letter words containing h, y, b
- heptasyllabic — having seven syllables
- heptasyllable — a word or line of verse of seven syllables.
- herbal remedy — a medical treatment made with herbs
- hollywood bed — a bed consisting of a metal frame, box spring, mattress, and headboard, but lacking a footboard.
- home assembly — assembly at home of something supplied in pieces
- honey buzzard — a long-tailed Old World hawk, Pernis apivorus, that feeds on the larvae of bees as well as on small rodents, reptiles, and insects.
- honourability — A state or condition or being honourable.
- hospitability — The quality of being hospitable.
- hubristically — in a presumptuous or arrogant manner
- hyacinth bean — an Old World tropical vine, Dolichos lablab, of the legume family, having purple or white flowers and black or white seeds in a papery, beaked pod.
- hybrid system — a way of working, organizing, or doing something that is composed of elements of two separate systems
- hybrid vigour — the increased size, strength, etc, of a hybrid as compared to either of its parents
- hybridisation — Alternative form of hybridization.
- hybridization — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
- hydroboration — (chemistry) the production or organoboranes by the addition of diborane to unsaturated organic compounds.
- hydrogen bomb — a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes.
- hydrogen bond — a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms (F, N, O) forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom in the same or another molecule.
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloidal — Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
- hypercinnabar — (mineral) A form of cinnabar that forms hexagonal crystals.
- hyperflexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- hypermobility — An excess amount of elasticity in a bodily joint.
- hyperurbanism — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect according to an analogical rule formed by comparison of the speaker's own usage with that of another, more prestigious, dialect and often applied in an inappropriate context, especially in an effort to avoid sounding countrified, rural, or provincial, as in the pronunciation of the word two (to̅o̅) as (tyo̅o̅).
- hypnobirthing — the use of hypnotic techniques during labour by an expectant mother to reduce the pain and emotional stress of delivery
- hypobaropathy — a condition produced in high altitudes, caused by diminished air pressure and reduced oxygen intake; mountain sickness.
- hypobranchial — situated below the gills or beneath the branchial arches.
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- immunity bath — the giving of testimony that is self-incriminating in order to avail oneself of the immunity granted a witness.
- inexhaustibly — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
- know by heart — have memorized
- know by sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- labyrinthical — Labyrinthine; like or relating to a labyrinth.
- labyrinthitis — inflammation of the inner ear, or labyrinth, characterized by dizziness, nausea, and visual disturbances.
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- machinability — The condition of being machinable.
- madhya bharat — a former state of central India; now included in Madhya Pradesh.
- methylbenzene — toluene.
- methylparaben — a fine, white, needlelike substance, C 8 H 8 O 3 , used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.
- north babylon — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
- north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
- number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
- 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.
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- phenylbenzene — biphenyl.
- phony-baloney — nonsense; baloney.
- photo-biology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.