13-letter words containing r, e, p, a, t
- grape variety — type of grape
- graph plotter — plotter
- graphitizable — (chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
- grapple plant — a procumbent, thorny plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, of southern Africa.
- greater scaup — any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- group therapy — psychotherapy in which a number of patients discuss their problems together, usually under the leadership of a therapist, using shared knowledge and experiences to provide constructive feedback about maladaptive behavior.
- gunpowder tea — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- gyro repeater — a navigational compass, under the control of a gyroscope, that automatically indicates true north.
- heart of palm — the stripped terminal bud of a cabbage palm, especially of the genus Euterpe, eaten in salads or as a vegetable.
- heart problem — a defect or disease 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
- heir apparent — an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided he or she survives the ancestor.
- heliotropical — heliotropic
- hemiparasitic — Semiparasitic.
- hepatobiliary — Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder.
- hepatojugular — (medicine) Relating to the liver and the jugular vein.
- herb patience — a European plant, Rumex patientia, of the buckwheat family, naturalized in North America, having long, wavy-margined, basal leaves used for salads.
- hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodyte — (archaic) alternative spelling of hermaphrodite.
- 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.
- heterocarpous — (of a plant) producing more than one type of fruit
- heterographic — Misspelled; of or pertaining to an incorrect spelling or a spelling that differs from accepted standards.
- 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
- hilbert space — a complete infinite-dimensional vector space on which an inner product is defined.
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hymenopterans — Plural form of hymenopteran.
- hyperactivate — (biology) To cause or undergo hyperactivation.
- hyperactively — In a hyperactive manner.
- hyperactivity — the condition of being hyperactive.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hypercritical — excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
- hypercyanotic — blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hyperesthesia — an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.
- hypergalactia — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hypermagnetic — (physics) Extremely magnetic.
- hypermetrical — Hypermetric.
- hypermetropia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hypermorality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- hypermutation — (uncountable) Frequent mutation.
- hypernatremia — an abnormally high concentration of sodium in the blood.
- hyperparasite — an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.
- hyperrational — characterized by excessive rationality
- hyperreactive — Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus.