13-letter words containing o, e, d, i
- haemodialyzer — a piece of equipment used in haemodialysis to screen the blood to remove unwanted substances
- haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- helicoid cyme — an inflorescence, or cyme, in which each flowering branch gives rise to one lateral branch that is coiled snail-like and then expanded.
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemiterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C5 skeleton.
- heptadecanoic — as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid
- herefordshire — a former county in W England, now part of Hereford and Worscester.
- hermaphrodism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- herod agrippa — (Julius Agrippa) c10 b.c.–a.d. 44, king of Judea 41–44 (grandson of Herod the Great).
- 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.
- heroin addict — sb dependent on heroin
- hertfordshire — a county in SE England. 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
- heterodimeric — (chemistry) produced from two similar but different monomers.
- hexanoic acid — caproic acid.
- high old time — an enjoyable and exciting time
- high-coloured — (of the complexion) deep red or purplish; florid
- hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
- hold the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- home delivery — delivery to one's home
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- honey gilding — gilding of ceramics with a mixture of gold leaf and honey, later fired to fix the gold.
- horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- horseradishes — Plural form of horseradish.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- housebuilding — The trade or activity of building houses.
- housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
- hunting lodge — a house or hut in the country or in the mountains where people stay on holiday when they want to go hunting
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
- hydroairplane — a hydroplane.
- hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
- hydrochloride — a salt, especially of an alkaloid, formed by the direct union of hydrochloric acid with an organic base that makes the organic constituent more soluble.
- hydroelectric — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrogenizing — Present participle of hydrogenize.
- hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.