13-letter words containing l, o, r, e, t
- helen of troy — Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- 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.).
- heliotropical — heliotropic
- hell on earth — torment, horrendous experience
- hematothermal — warm-blooded; homoiothermal.
- heortological — of or relating to heortology
- hepatobiliary — Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder.
- hepatojugular — (medicine) Relating to the liver and the jugular vein.
- 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.
- heterological — (grammar) Of an adjective, not describing itself.
- heteroplastic — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heteropolitan — a heterosexual man, typically living in a city, whose attitudes and interests are regarded as masculine but not excessively so
- heterosexuals — Plural form of heterosexual.
- heterostylism — the condition of being heterostyled
- heterothallic — having mycelia of two unlike types, both of which must participate in the sexual process. Compare homothallic (def 1).
- heterothermal — having a different or varying temperature
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- hold the fort — a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
- hold together — not fall apart
- homoiothermal — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- horatio alger — of or characteristic of the heroes in the novels of Horatio Alger, who begin life in poverty and achieve success and wealth through honesty, hard work, and virtuous behavior: the Horatio Alger story of his rise in the business world.
- horse trailer — lorry for transporting a horse
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- hot gospeller — a person who preaches in a fervent and vocal way, esp in evangelical churches
- hotel manager — sb who runs a hotel
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.
- household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
- hydroelectric — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hydrotelluric — (chemistry) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium.
- 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).
- hyperrational — characterized by excessive rationality
- hypervelocity — extremely high velocity, as of projectiles, space vehicles, or accelerated nuclear particles.
- hypochlorites — Plural form of hypochlorite.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- iatrochemical — relating to iatrochemistry or iatrochemists
- illuminometer — an instrument for measuring illumination.
- imperial moth — a yellow moth, Eacles imperialis, having a diagonal band of pinkish brown or purple: the hairy larvae feed on the leaves of hickory, oak, etc.
- impersonality — absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.
- importunately — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
- improvidently — In an improvident manner.