13-letter words containing n, o, t, a, l, h
- lithification — the process or processes by which unconsolidated materials are converted into coherent solid rock, as by compaction or cementation.
- lithographing — Present participle of lithograph.
- loathsomeness — The property or nature that gives rise to revulsion, that inspires loathing.
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- lonely hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lonely-hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- low-bandwidth — [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although not content-free, was not terribly informative. "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of suits!" Compare zero-content, bandwidth, math-out.
- luncheon meat — any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- machicolation — an opening in the floor between the corbels of a projecting gallery or parapet, as on a wall or in the vault of a passage, through which missiles, molten lead, etc., might be cast upon an enemy beneath.
- magnet school — a public school with special programs and instruction that are not available elsewhere in a school district and that are specially designed to draw students from throughout a district, especially to aid in desegregation.
- metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
- metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- monophthongal — (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- national hunt — the racing of horses on racecourses with jumps
- nodical month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- non-technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nondetachable — Not capable of being detached.
- nonhaemolytic — relating to a transfusion reaction in which the red blood cells survive
- nonhistorical — Not based on or drawn from history.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- nontheatrical — not relating to the theatre
- north babylon — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north channel — a strait between SW Scotland and NE Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) wide at the narrowest point.
- north holland — a province in W Netherlands. 1163 sq. mi. (3010 sq. km). Capital: Haarlem.
- north sea oil — oil extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
- northallerton — a market town in N England, administrative centre of North Yorkshire. Pop: 15 517 (2001)
- northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
- nothing loath — willing
- nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
- on the razzle — out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp while drinking freely
- openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
- optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
- orthodiagonal — the axis in a crystal
- orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- orthogonality — (mathematics, statistics) the property of being orthogonal.
- orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups