13-letter words containing l, o, n, e, y, h
- lymphopoietin — (protein) A cytokine protein that has a function in T cell maturation.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- methylpropene — (organic compound) IUPAC name for isobutylene.
- neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- norethynodrel — a progestin, C 2 0 H 2 6 O 2 , used in combination with an estrogen in some oral contraceptives.
- northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
- northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
- openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
- openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
- oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- 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.
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- phenomenality — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenomenology — the study of phenomena.
- phony-baloney — nonsense; baloney.
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- phylloquinone — vitamin K1.
- phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- psychoanalyse — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
- psychoanalyze — to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis.
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
- stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- synecdochical — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
- the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
- unneighbourly — unfriendly and unhelpful
- vowel harmony — a phonological rule in some languages, as Hungarian and Turkish, requiring that the vowels of a word all share a specified feature, such as front or back articulation, thereby conditioning the form that affixes may take, as in forming the Turkish plurals evler “houses” from ev “house” and adamlar “men” from adam “man.”.
- wrongheadedly — In a wrongheaded manner.
- yellowishness — The property of having a slight or moderate shade of yellow, usually tinged with other colours.
- zymotechnical — relating to the technology of fermentation