13-letter words containing r, e, t, i, l
- headline rate — a basic rate of inflation, taxation, etc, before distorting factors have been removed
- heart failure — a condition in which the heart fatally ceases to function.
- 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
- hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
- heortological — of or relating to heortology
- hepatobiliary — Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder.
- heresiologist — a person who studies or writes about heresies.
- hermeneutical — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- heterarchical — Of or pertaining to heterarchy.
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heterological — (grammar) Of an adjective, not describing itself.
- 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).
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hiatal hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- hilbert space — a complete infinite-dimensional vector space on which an inner product is defined.
- homoiothermal — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- horatio alger — of or characteristic of the heroes in the novels of Horatio Alger, who begin life in poverty and achieve success and wealth through honesty, hard work, and virtuous behavior: the Horatio Alger story of his rise in the business world.
- horse trailer — lorry for transporting a horse
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.
- hunter trials — a test for hunters held under the auspices of a hunt, in which the course is laid with obstacles to simulate actual hunting conditions.
- hunter-killer — of or relating to a combined naval air and fleet force operating to seek out and destroy enemy submarines.
- hunting rifle — shotgun used to kill game
- hydrargillite — gibbsite.
- hydrated lime — a soft, white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, Ca(OH) 2 , obtained by the action of water on lime: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements.
- hydroelectric — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hydrotelluric — (chemistry) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hyperactively — In a hyperactive manner.
- hypercritical — excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
- hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hypergalactia — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hypermetrical — Hypermetric.
- hypermobility — An excess amount of elasticity in a bodily joint.
- hypermorality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- hypermotility — excessive motility of the stomach or intestine (opposed to hypomotility).
- hyperrational — characterized by excessive rationality
- hypersalinity — an excess of salt in a saline solution
- hyperthetical — Misspelling of hypothetical.
- hypervelocity — extremely high velocity, as of projectiles, space vehicles, or accelerated nuclear particles.