13-letter words containing p, e, r, i, h
- hyperurbanism — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect according to an analogical rule formed by comparison of the speaker's own usage with that of another, more prestigious, dialect and often applied in an inappropriate context, especially in an effort to avoid sounding countrified, rural, or provincial, as in the pronunciation of the word two (to̅o̅) as (tyo̅o̅).
- hyperuricemia — an excess of uric acid in the blood, often producing gout.
- hypervelocity — extremely high velocity, as of projectiles, space vehicles, or accelerated nuclear particles.
- hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hypervirulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
- hypochlorites — Plural form of hypochlorite.
- hyponatraemia — a condition in which there is a low concentration of sodium in the blood
- hypoperfusion — (medicine) Decreased perfusion of blood through an organ.
- hyposecretion — a diminished secretion.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- iconographies — Plural form of iconography.
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- immunotherapy — treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.
- impact wrench — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- imperial moth — a yellow moth, Eacles imperialis, having a diagonal band of pinkish brown or purple: the hairy larvae feed on the leaves of hickory, oak, etc.
- impoverishing — Present participle of impoverish.
- in the hopper — a person or thing that hops.
- indentureship — a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- inspectorship — The condition of being an inspector; the office of an inspector.
- intertriglyph — metope.
- iontophoresis — a painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug-carrying ions to pass through intact skin.
- iontophoretic — Of or pertaining to iontophoresis.
- irish pennant — an unwhipped rope end.
- joseph lister — Joseph, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis [lahym ree-jis] /laɪm ˈri dʒɪs/ (Show IPA), 1827–1912, English surgeon: founder of modern antiseptic surgery.
- joseph ritter — Joseph Elmer, 1891–1967, U.S. cardinal.
- kinematograph — cinematograph.
- kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
- kitchen paper — also kitchen roll
- kosher pickle — a garlic-flavored pickle, sold especially in Jewish delicatessens.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
- 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.
- light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
- lithotripters — Plural form of lithotripter.
- macrocephalic — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- matthew paris — Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- metamorphotic — Of or relating to metamorphosis.
- metanephridia — Plural form of metanephridium.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- microcephalia — Microcephaly.
- microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- mineral pitch — asphalt.