13-letter words containing r, h, i, n
- meths drinker — a person who drinks methylated spirits
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- microchipping — Present participle of microchip.
- microlighting — the sport or act of flying in microlights
- microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
- middle french — the French language of the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. Abbreviation: MF.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- miner's right — a licence to prospect for minerals, esp gold
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- minor prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
- 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.
- mirror finish — a smooth highly polished surface produced on metal by mechanical or electrolytic polishing or lapping
- mirthlessness — The state or condition of being mirthless.
- misanthropist — a hater of humankind.
- misapprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapprehend.
- miscomprehend — Misunderstand.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- mitochondrion — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- monarchianism — any of several doctrines of the Christian church in the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d., emphasizing the unity of God by maintaining that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three manifestations or aspects of God.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- monkey orchid — a European orchid, Orchis simia, rare in Britain, having a short dense flower spike that opens from the top downwards. The flowers are white streaked with pink or violet and have five spurs thought to resemble a monkey's arms, legs, and tail
- monmouthshire — a historic county in E Wales, now part of Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, and South Glamorgan.
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- monochorionic — Sharing one foetal membrane, or chorion. Typically used of identical twins.
- monochromatic — of or having one color.
- monomorphemic — containing only one morpheme, as the words wait and gorilla.
- monostrophics — monostrophic verses
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- morphinomania — an addiction to morphine or opium in which the addict secretly injects the substance
- morphogenesis — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nanofortnight — (jargon) (Adelaide University) 10^-9 fortnights or about 1.2 milliseconds. This unit was used largely by students doing undergraduate practicals. See microfortnight, attoparsec, and micro-.
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.
- natural right — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- neighboorhood — Alternative spelling of neighbourhood.
- neighborhoods — Plural form of neighborhood.
- neighbourhood — Standard spelling of neighborhood.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
- nephrectomize — to perform a nephrectomy upon.