13-letter words containing o, t, h, e, r, i
- hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
- halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
- harmonic tone — a tone produced by suppressing the fundamental tone and bringing into prominence one of its overtones.
- hatemongering — The behaviour of a hatemonger; the spreading of hatred.
- heart monitor — a machine that registers the activity of the heart
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- heating power — power that can be used to heat something
- 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
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemiterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C5 skeleton.
- heortological — of or relating to heortology
- hepatobiliary — Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder.
- herborization — the act or process of herborizing
- heresiologist — a person who studies or writes about heresies.
- hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- 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.
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- heroin addict — sb dependent on heroin
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- hertfordshire — a county in SE England. 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
- hetero-sexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- heterochronic — a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heterodimeric — (chemistry) produced from two similar but different monomers.
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- heterogeneity — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
- heterogenesis — Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
- heterogenetic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heterographic — Misspelled; of or pertaining to an incorrect spelling or a spelling that differs from accepted standards.
- heterological — (grammar) Of an adjective, not describing itself.
- heteromorphic — Biology. dissimilar in shape, structure, or magnitude.
- 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
- 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).
- heterothermic — Relating to, or exhibiting, heterothermy.
- heterotrophic — capable of utilizing only organic materials as a source of food.
- heterozygosis — the state of being a heterozygote.
- heterozygotic — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- hierogrammate — a writer of hierograms
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homoeroticism — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- homoiothermal — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- homoiothermic — (of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundings; warm-blooded
- honor society — (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities.
- hoosier state — Indiana (used as a nickname).