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13-letter words containing n, e, a, t, h, p

  • diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
  • diphenoxylate — a substance, C 30 H 32 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its hydrochloride in the treatment of diarrhea.
  • dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
  • elephant fish — a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii, of southwest Pacific waters, having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk
  • elephant seal — either of two large earless seals, Mirounga leonina of southern oceans or M. angustirostris of the N Atlantic, the males of which have a long trunklike snout
  • elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
  • elephantiasis — A condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites that cause filariasis.
  • enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
  • enantiomorphy — the state of being enantiomorphic
  • encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
  • endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
  • enhypostatize — to come together in one person or hypostasis
  • enterohepatic — Relating to or denoting the circulation of bile salts and other secretions from the liver to the intestine, where they are reabsorbed into the blood and returned to the liver.
  • enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
  • entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
  • epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
  • ethnographers — Plural form of ethnographer.
  • ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
  • ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
  • ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
  • fashion plate — a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
  • free enthalpy — a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the difference between its enthalpy and the product of its temperature and its entropy. It is usually measured in joules
  • freight plane — an aeroplane used to transport goods
  • french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
  • gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
  • genital phase — the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
  • gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
  • gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
  • hate campaign — A hate campaign is a series of actions which are intended to harm or upset someone, or to make other people have a low opinion of them.
  • heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
  • heating plant — a building or facility containing a boiler or furnace that provides heat to a building or a number of buildings
  • heating power — power that can be used to heat something
  • heavy petting — Informal. intense petting that involves mutual stimulation of the genitals but not sexual intercourse.
  • heir apparent — an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided he or she survives the ancestor.
  • hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
  • heptadecanoic — as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid
  • heptaselenide — (chemistry) any selenide containing seven selenium atoms in each molecule.
  • herb patience — a European plant, Rumex patientia, of the buckwheat family, naturalized in North America, having long, wavy-margined, basal leaves used for salads.
  • herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
  • heteropolitan — a heterosexual man, typically living in a city, whose attitudes and interests are regarded as masculine but not excessively so
  • hexanaphthene — cyclohexane.
  • house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
  • housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
  • hunt and peck — a slow and inefficient method of typing by looking for each key separately before striking it: used by untrained typists.
  • hunt-and-peck — a method of typing while looking at the keyboard, usually using only the forefingers to press the keys
  • hymenopterans — Plural form of hymenopteran.
  • hypercyanotic — blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
  • hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
  • hypermagnetic — (physics) Extremely magnetic.
  • hypermutation — (uncountable) Frequent mutation.
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