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13-letter words containing p, l, e, t, h

  • lithotripters — Plural form of lithotripter.
  • loop the loop — plane: fly upside down
  • loop-the-loop — an airplane maneuver in which a plane, starting upward, makes one complete vertical loop.
  • lose the plot — go insane
  • lump together — If a number of different people or things are lumped together, they are considered as a group rather than separately.
  • lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
  • lymphopoietin — (protein) A cytokine protein that has a function in T cell maturation.
  • maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
  • mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
  • mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or 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.
  • methylpropene — (organic compound) IUPAC name for isobutylene.
  • mineral pitch — asphalt.
  • molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
  • monotelephone — a telephone that communicates a specific frequency of sound
  • mother's help — a woman employed to help look after children and help the mother in other ways
  • multiple shop — chain store.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • 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.
  • orthocephalic — having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
  • orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
  • orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
  • paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
  • pallas athena — Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus. Compare Minerva.
  • palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • panel heating — heating of a room or building by means of wall, ceiling, floor, or baseboard panels containing heating pipes or electrical conductors.
  • pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
  • parental home — a school for problem children.
  • parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
  • pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • pebble heater — a heat exchanger utilizing refractory pellets to store and give off heat.
  • penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
  • peripherality — the quality of being peripheral
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