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13-letter words containing t, e, l, h

  • northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
  • northerliness — The quality of being northerly.
  • northern blot — Biology, Medicine/Medical. a procedure for studying the activity of a specific gene, as in testing for a hereditary defect: RNA fragments in an extract of a cell population or a tissue are separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to a filter, and then hybridized with labeled DNA or RNA derived from a laboratory-engineered copy of the gene in order to identify the size and abundance of the RNA expressed by that gene.
  • northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
  • nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
  • of all others — above all others
  • off the rails — into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
  • off the shelf — readily available from merchandise in stock.
  • off-the-shelf — readily available from merchandise in stock.
  • old northwest — a territory of Canada lying N of 60 degrees N and extending E from the Yukon Territory to Nunavut. 519,732 sq. mi. (1,346,106 sq. km) Capital: Yellowknife.
  • on the bubble — in a situation in which the outcome is uncertain but already in the process of being determined or decided
  • on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  • on the fiddle — If someone is on the fiddle, they get money by doing illegal or dishonest things.
  • on the needle — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
  • on the razzle — out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp while drinking freely
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
  • optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
  • orchestralist — a person who writes or arranges orchestral music
  • 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.
  • orthocephalic — having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
  • orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
  • orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
  • orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
  • orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
  • orthosilicate — a silicate mineral
  • otherworldish — characterized by otherworldliness
  • over the hill — a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
  • paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
  • pallas athena — Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus. Compare Minerva.
  • palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • panel heating — heating of a room or building by means of wall, ceiling, floor, or baseboard panels containing heating pipes or electrical conductors.
  • pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
  • parental home — a school for problem children.
  • parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • patent holder — a person or company that holds a patent
  • pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
  • pebble heater — a heat exchanger utilizing refractory pellets to store and give off heat.
  • penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • penthemimeral — (of a caesura) occurring after the first penthemimer of a poetic line, i.e. in the middle of the third foot
  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
  • peripherality — the quality of being peripheral
  • perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
  • perityphlitis — the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the caecum
  • petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
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