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13-letter words containing r, h, e, t, i

  • athenagoras i — (Aristocles Spyrou) 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.
  • atherogenesis — (medicine) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries.
  • atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • atomic theory — any theory in which matter is regarded as consisting of atoms, esp that proposed by John Dalton postulating that elements are composed of atoms that can combine in definite proportions to form compounds
  • authenticator — a person or thing that authenticates.
  • authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
  • azurmalachite — a blue-green ornamental stone consisting of a mixture of azurite and malachite.
  • bacteriophage — a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released
  • bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
  • barber's itch — any of various fungal infections of the bearded portion of the neck and face
  • barristership — the office of a barrister
  • bartholomew i — (Dimitrios Archontonis) born 1940, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church since 1991.
  • behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
  • bible-thumper — an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible
  • bibliothecary — a librarian
  • bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
  • big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
  • birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
  • birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
  • bits per inch — (unit)   (BPI) A measure of the recording density of a magnetic tape or disk.
  • blue whistler — blue norther.
  • bonfire night — Bonfire Night is the popular name for Guy Fawkes Night.
  • brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
  • break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
  • breathability — fitness to be breathed
  • breathe again — to feel relief
  • bridal wreath — any of several N temperate rosaceous shrubs of the genus Spiraea, esp S. prunifolia, cultivated for their sprays of small white flowers
  • bring home to — to convince of
  • bristle brush — a brush made with animal bristles
  • british isles — a group of islands in W Europe, consisting of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Orkney, Shetland, the Channel Islands belonging to Great Britain, and the islands adjacent to these
  • british white — a British breed of medium-sized white cattle with black points, bred mainly for meat
  • brotherliness — of, like, or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal; fraternal: brotherly love.
  • butcher knife — a large, very sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat.
  • butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
  • butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
  • candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
  • cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
  • carpet knight — a soldier who spends his life away from battle; idler
  • cash receipts — the money a business receives from its customers over a specified period
  • cash register — A cash register is a machine in a shop, pub, or restaurant that is used to add up and record how much money people pay, and in which the money is kept.
  • cat's whisker — a pointed wire used to make contact with the crystal in a crystal radio receiver
  • catastrophise — Alt form catastrophize.
  • catastrophize — (obsolete) To end a comedy.
  • catheterizing — Present participle of catheterize.
  • cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
  • cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
  • chain printer — a line printer in which the type is on a continuous chain, used to print computer output
  • chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
  • chalicotheres — Plural form of chalicothere.
  • characterised — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
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