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13-letter words containing n, o, t, h, e, l

  • luncheon meat — any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads.
  • luncheonettes — Plural form of luncheonette.
  • lymphopoietin — (protein) A cytokine protein that has a function in T cell maturation.
  • 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.
  • methemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
  • methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
  • methylpropene — (organic compound) IUPAC name for isobutylene.
  • minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
  • monotelephone — a telephone that communicates a specific frequency of sound
  • monotheletism — the 7th-century religious doctrine that stated that Christ has only one divine will but both a divine and a human nature
  • monothelitism — a person who maintains that Christ has a single theanthropic will.
  • mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
  • nephelometers — Plural form of nephelometer.
  • nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
  • neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
  • 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
  • nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
  • nontheatrical — not relating to the theatre
  • norethynodrel — a progestin, C 2 0 H 2 6 O 2 , used in combination with an estrogen in some oral contraceptives.
  • north belmont — a town in S North Carolina.
  • north channel — a strait between SW Scotland and NE Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) wide at the narrowest point.
  • north olmsted — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • 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.
  • northerliness — The quality of being northerly.
  • northern blot — Biology, Medicine/Medical. a procedure for studying the activity of a specific gene, as in testing for a hereditary defect: RNA fragments in an extract of a cell population or a tissue are separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to a filter, and then hybridized with labeled DNA or RNA derived from a laboratory-engineered copy of the gene in order to identify the size and abundance of the RNA expressed by that gene.
  • northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
  • nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
  • old northwest — a territory of Canada lying N of 60 degrees N and extending E from the Yukon Territory to Nunavut. 519,732 sq. mi. (1,346,106 sq. km) Capital: Yellowknife.
  • on the bubble — in a situation in which the outcome is uncertain but already in the process of being determined or decided
  • on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  • on the fiddle — If someone is on the fiddle, they get money by doing illegal or dishonest things.
  • on the needle — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
  • on the razzle — out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp while drinking freely
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • 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.
  • orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
  • orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
  • 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
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