13-letter words containing l, e, o, m
- helminthology — the scientific study of worms, especially of parasitic worms.
- hematological — Hematologic.
- hematologists — Plural form of hematologist.
- hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
- hematothermal — warm-blooded; homoiothermal.
- hemicellulose — any of a group of gummy polysaccharides, intermediate in complexity between sugar and cellulose, that hydrolyze to monosaccharides more readily than cellulose.
- hemicolectomy — (surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.
- hemimetabolic — (zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- heterostylism — the condition of being heterostyled
- heterothermal — having a different or varying temperature
- high old time — an enjoyable and exciting time
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- holometabolic — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism.
- holy mackerel — astonishment
- home assembly — assembly at home of something supplied in pieces
- home delivery — delivery to one's home
- home-schooler — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homeoteleuton — a series of words with the same or similar endings.
- homeschoolers — Plural form of homeschooler.
- homeschooling — a school set up in the home.
- homestead law — any law exempting homesteads from seizure or sale for debt.
- homework club — an after-school club where students can stay to do their homework
- homiletically — In a homiletic fashion.
- homoepitaxial — (materials science) Having the same orientation.
- homofullerene — (chemistry) Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by the insertion of a methylene group between adjacent carbon atoms.
- homogeneously — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- homoiothermal — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- homologoumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- homopolymeric — relating to or made of homopolymers
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- hotel manager — sb who runs a hotel
- hothouse lamb — a lamb born in the fall or early winter, usually reared indoors, specially fed, and marketed when from 9 to 16 weeks of age.
- howler monkey — Central American simian variety
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- hummle bonnet — a cap formerly worn by Scottish soldiers
- humorlessness — The state, quality, or condition of lacking humor.
- hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
- hydroxymethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical HO-CH2-.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hypermobility — An excess amount of elasticity in a bodily joint.
- hypermorality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- hypermotility — excessive motility of the stomach or intestine (opposed to hypomotility).
- hypocalcaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypocalcemia.