13-letter words containing s, t, r, e, i, n
- heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
- 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.).
- herd instinct — the impulse or tendency toward clustering or acting in a group, especially the presumed instinct toward or need for gregariousness and conformity.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hereditarians — Plural form of hereditarian.
- herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- heterogenesis — Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
- hiatus 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.
- high-interest — (of a loan, mortgage, etc) to be repaid at a high rate of interest
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- honor society — (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities.
- horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- horse stinger — a dragonfly.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
- housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
- housetraining — Present participle of housetrain.
- hunger strike — refusal to eat as a protest
- hunger-strike — to go on a hunger strike.
- 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's pink — a brilliant red often used for the jackets of hunters.
- hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
- hypersalinity — an excess of salt in a saline solution
- hypersthenite — a person who possesses an excess of muscle strength
- hypertensives — Plural form of hypertensive.
- hyposecretion — a diminished secretion.
- immunosorbent — an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.
- impartialness — The quality of being impartial.
- imperfections — A fault, blemish, or undesirable feature.
- imperfectness — of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision.
- imperseverant — lacking the power to perceive
- impersonality — absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.
- impersonating — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonation — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonators — Plural form of impersonator.
- impertinences — Plural form of impertinence.
- importunities — Plural form of importunity.
- impressionist — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
- imprisonments — Plural form of imprisonment.
- in real terms — You can also talk about the cost or value of something in real terms.
- in respect of — with regard, with reference
- in respect to — with regard to
- in retrospect — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
- in the secret — among the people who know a secret