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

  • pyretotherapy — therapy by raising the body temperature, as by diathermy or by artificially inducing fever.
  • pyrheliometer — an instrument for measuring the total intensity of the sun's energy radiation.
  • pyrimethamine — a potent substance, C 1 2 H 1 3 ClN 4 , used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
  • pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • quarter horse — one of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short-distance races, usually a quarter of a mile.
  • quarter-phase — differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
  • r-methodology — any statistical methodology in psychology that is contrasted with Q-methodology
  • radiesthesist — a practitioner of radiesthesia
  • ramapithecine — of or relating to an extinct hominoid of the genus Ramapithecus
  • rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
  • ratchet wheel — a wheel, with teeth on the edge, into which a pawl drops or catches, as to prevent reversal of motion or convert reciprocating motion into rotatory motion.
  • reading light — any small electric light that you use for reading. You can usually move it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading. It can be attached to a wall or shelf in the home, or be above your head inside an aircraft or other vehicle.
  • reality check — a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
  • red-hot poker — tritoma.
  • reel of three — (in Scottish country dancing) a figure-of-eight movement danced by three people
  • reestablished — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
  • refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
  • reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
  • refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
  • rehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
  • rehabilitator — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
  • rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
  • remythologize — to mythologize anew, to make a new mythological system out of (an existing one)
  • reorchestrate — to orchestrate (a piece of music) again
  • replenishment — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
  • resident head — someone who is charge of running and supervising a student residence
  • residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
  • retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
  • return flight — a flight going back
  • return thanks — (of Christians) to say grace before a meal
  • reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rhadamanthine — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
  • rhaetian alps — a section of the central Alps along E Switzerland's borders with Austria and Italy. Highest peak: Piz Bernina, 4049 m (13 284 ft)
  • rheoreceptors — a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.
  • rhesus factor — Rh factor.
  • rhodochrosite — a mineral, manganese carbonate, MnCO 3 , commonly containing some iron and calcium, and usually rose-red in color: a minor ore of manganese; manganese spar.
  • rhythm method — a method of birth control in which the couple abstain from sexual intercourse during the period when ovulation is most likely to occur.
  • richard petty — Richard, born 1937, U.S. racing-car driver.
  • richter scale — a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake.
  • ride the rods — to steal a ride on a freight train
  • ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
  • right bracket — (character)   "]". ASCII character 93. Common names: right square bracket; ITU-T: closing bracket; unbracket. Rare: unsquare; INTERCAL: U turn back. Paired with left bracket.
  • right fielder — the player whose position is right field.
  • right section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane perpendicular to its longest axis.
  • right to life — When people talk about an unborn baby's right to life, they mean that a baby has the right to be born, even if it has a severe disability or if its mother does not want it.
  • right you are — If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way.
  • right-brained — having the right brain dominant, therefore being more adept at spatial and nonverbal concepts and being more creative and emotional than logical and analytical.
  • right-to-life — pertaining to or advocating laws making abortion, especially abortion-on-demand, illegal; antiabortion: right-to-life advocates.
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