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13-letter words containing l, a, h, n, d

  • hefner candle — a German unit of luminous intensity, equal to 0.92 of a candela.
  • heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
  • heptaselenide — (chemistry) any selenide containing seven selenium atoms in each molecule.
  • hexactinellid — a type of sponge characterized by their (usually) six siliceous spicules or rays
  • highland park — a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan.
  • hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
  • hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
  • horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
  • hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
  • hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
  • hydroairplane — a hydroplane.
  • hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
  • hydroxylation — (organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom.
  • hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
  • in the saddle — a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
  • interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
  • invalid chair — a chair specially designed for an invalid to sit in
  • kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
  • knuckleheaded — Stupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
  • l-head engine — an internal-combustion engine having the intake and exhaust valves arranged in a chamber along one side of the pistons.
  • landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
  • landsmanshaft — a fraternal organization made up of immigrants from the same region.
  • launch window — a precise time period during which a spacecraft can be launched from a particular site in order to achieve a desired mission, as a rendezvous with another spacecraft.
  • launching pad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
  • leading light — an important or influential person: a leading light of the community.
  • lichenic acid — fumaric acid.
  • light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
  • list enhanced — (operating system, tool)   An MS-DOS file browsing utility written by Vern Buerg in 1983. A former mainframe systems programmer, Buerg wrote DOS utilities when he began using an IBM PC and missed the file-scanning ability he had on mainframes. The software became an instant success, and his list utility was in use on an estimated 5 million PCs.
  • lo and behold — Lo and behold or lo is used to emphasize a surprising event that is about to be mentioned, or to emphasize in a humorous way that something is not surprising at all.
  • load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
  • load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
  • losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
  • low-bandwidth — [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although not content-free, was not terribly informative. "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of suits!" Compare zero-content, bandwidth, math-out.
  • lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
  • mannheim gold — a brass alloy used to imitate gold; red brass.
  • milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
  • mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
  • much-maligned — If you describe someone or something as much-maligned, you mean that they are often criticized by people, but you think the criticism is unfair or exaggerated because they have good qualities too.
  • multibranched — Having more than one branch.
  • natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.
  • natural death — death that occurs from natural causes, as disease or old age, rather than from violence or an accident.
  • nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
  • netherlandian — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
  • nodical month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
  • nondetachable — Not capable of being detached.
  • north holland — a province in W Netherlands. 1163 sq. mi. (3010 sq. km). Capital: Haarlem.
  • oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
  • old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • orthodiagonal — the axis in a crystal
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