13-letter words containing t, h, e, b, l, o
- heartbrokenly — In a heartbroken manner.
- hemimetabolic — (zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- hepatobiliary — Of, pertaining to, or originating in the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder.
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- holometabolic — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism.
- hot-swappable — (of devices, disks, etc) capable of being inserted or removed from a computer system that is running, without causing damage or affecting performance
- hothouse lamb — a lamb born in the fall or early winter, usually reared indoors, specially fed, and marketed when from 9 to 16 weeks of age.
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- hummle bonnet — a cap formerly worn by Scottish soldiers
- hypermobility — An excess amount of elasticity in a bodily joint.
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- into the blue — into the unknown or the far distance
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- methemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- methocarbamol — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 5 , used as a muscle relaxant in combination with other drugs in the treatment of acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nondetachable — Not capable of being detached.
- north belmont — a town in S North Carolina.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- phenobarbital — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- photocopiable — able or legally permitted to be photocopied
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- prohibitively — serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
- rehabilitator — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- rule of thumb — a general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate.
- siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
- southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
- table--d-hote — a meal of preselected courses served at a fixed time and price to the guests at a hotel or restaurant.
- techno-babble — technical jargon relating to computing and other technological subjects
- telephone box — a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone.
- the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
- the noble art — boxing
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
- throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whole brother — a brother whose parents are the same as one's own.
- with bells on — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.