13-letter words containing p, a, l, e, h
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
- leptocephalic — having a narrow skull
- leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
- leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
- lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
- lexicographic — Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
- lexigraphical — Misspelling of lexicographical.
- life is cheap — You use life is cheap or life has become cheap to refer to a situation in which nobody cares that large numbers of people are dying.
- light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- macrencephaly — The presence of an abnormally large brain.
- macrocephalic — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- make a splash — If you make a splash, you become noticed or become popular because of something that you have done.
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- megalocephaly — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- mesencephalic — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- mesencephalon — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- mesocephalism — mesocephaly
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
- metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
- metenkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
- methylparaben — a fine, white, needlelike substance, C 8 H 8 O 3 , used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- microcephalia — Microcephaly.
- microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- naphthylamine — (organic compound) Either of two isomeric primary amines derived from naphthalene; they occur in crude oil, and are used in the preparation of dyes and other compounds.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- neoencephalon — neencephalon.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- non-ephemeral — lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
- openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
- opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
- 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.
- oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- orthocephalic — having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.