13-letter words containing r, h, i, n, o, l
- lightning rod — a rodlike conductor installed to divert lightning away from a structure by providing a direct path to the ground.
- lithographing — Present participle of lithograph.
- lithontriptic — of or relating to destroying bladder or kidney stones
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- lower chinook — an extinct Chinookan language that was spoken by tribes on both banks of the Columbia River estuary.
- microlighting — the sport or act of flying in microlights
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- nonhistorical — Not based on or drawn from history.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk
- nontheatrical — not relating to the theatre
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- north sea oil — oil extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
- northerliness — The quality of being northerly.
- nowheresville — a remote or isolated town or village.
- oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
- ornithologist — the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
- orthodiagonal — the axis in a crystal
- orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- orthogonality — (mathematics, statistics) the property of being orthogonal.
- orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
- rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
- rhizocephalan — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- richmond hill — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, N of Toronto.
- riding school — a place where equitation is taught.