13-letter words containing l, e, i, s, t, r
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
- foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.
- foresightless — lacking foresight
- fortnightlies — Plural form of fortnightly.
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- frightfulness — The quality of being frightful.
- fruitlessness — The quality of being fruitless.
- galois theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the theory of finite groups to the solution of algebraic equations.
- gastric ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
- geissler tube — a sealed glass tube with platinum connections at the ends, containing rarefied gas made luminous by an electrical discharge.
- genital warts — a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human papilloma virus; the warts grow in the genital area
- gerontologist — the branch of science that deals with aging and the problems of aged persons.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
- heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
- hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
- heresiologist — a person who studies or writes about heresies.
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heteroplastic — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heterostylism — the condition of being heterostyled
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- hilbert space — a complete infinite-dimensional vector space on which an inner product is defined.
- horse trailer — lorry for transporting a horse
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.
- hunter trials — a test for hunters held under the auspices of a hunt, in which the course is laid with obstacles to simulate actual hunting conditions.
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hypersalinity — an excess of salt in a saline solution
- hypochlorites — Plural form of hypochlorite.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- ideal crystal — a crystal in which there are no defects or impurities
- illustratable — Capable of being illustrated.
- immaterialise — Alt form immaterialize.
- immaterialism — the doctrine that there is no material world, but that all things exist only in and for minds.
- immaterialist — A supporter of the philosophy of immaterialism.
- impartialness — The quality of being impartial.
- imperialistic — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- impersonality — absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- in real terms — You can also talk about the cost or value of something in real terms.
- inclinometers — Plural form of inclinometer.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- industrialise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of industrialize.
- industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.