13-letter words containing r, h, i, n, o
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thoracentesis — insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid.
- thoroughgoing — doing things thoroughly.
- three-pointer — Basketball. a field goal worth three points, made from behind a specified line (three-point line)
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- transthoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- trichothecene — any of a group of toxins derived from various imperfect fungi, as of the genera Fusarium and Trichothecium.
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- trout fishing — angling to catch trout
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- underwithhold — to withhold too little.
- undishonoured — not dishonoured; not disgraced or disrespected
- unforthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- unneighboured — having no neighbour or neighbours
- unneighbourly — unfriendly and unhelpful
- unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
- upper chinook — a Chinookan language of the Columbia River valley from the Deschutes River to the estuary.
- upright piano — a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically. Compare spinet (def 1).
- ursine howler — the red howling monkey, Alouatta seniculus, of northern South America.
- vapourishness — the quality or state of being vapourish
- vasoinhibitor — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- voting rights — the entitlement of an individual to vote
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- watering hole — a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
- weather joint — a mortar joint having a downward and outward slope.
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- whereinsoever — in whatever respect
- whip scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Uropygi, of tropical and warm temperate regions, resembling a scorpion but having an abdomen that ends in a slender, nonvenomous whip.
- whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers
- willing horse — a person prepared to work hard
- windsor bench — a bench similar in construction to a Windsor chair.
- windsor chair — a wooden chair of many varieties, having a spindle back and legs slanting outward: common in 18th-century England and in the American colonies.
- witching hour — midnight: a rendezvous at the witching hour.
- within reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
- wordsworthian — William, 1770–1850, English poet: poet laureate 1843–50.