13-letter words containing t, h, e, i, l, r
- hypersalinity — an excess of salt in a saline solution
- hyperthetical — Misspelling of hypothetical.
- hypervelocity — extremely high velocity, as of projectiles, space vehicles, or accelerated nuclear particles.
- hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hypervirulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
- hypochlorites — Plural form of hypochlorite.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- iatrochemical — relating to iatrochemistry or iatrochemists
- imperial moth — a yellow moth, Eacles imperialis, having a diagonal band of pinkish brown or purple: the hairy larvae feed on the leaves of hickory, oak, etc.
- initial rhyme — beginning rhyme.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- intertriglyph — metope.
- intrathecally — In an intrathecal way; into the spinal canal.
- joseph lister — Joseph, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis [lahym ree-jis] /laɪm ˈri dʒɪs/ (Show IPA), 1827–1912, English surgeon: founder of modern antiseptic surgery.
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
- ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
- lateral chain — an open chain of atoms attached to an atom of a larger chain, or to a ring.
- lethargically — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- leucitohedron — a trapezohedron
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- life-or-death — life-and-death.
- light cruiser — a naval cruiser having 6-inch (15-cm) guns as its main armament.
- light mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity of less than 2.8 and is generally light in color.
- light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
- light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
- light-hearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- lighter flint — the small piece of flint in a lighter pressure on which creates a spark that ignites the fuel
- lighter fluid — a combustible fluid used in cigarette, cigar, and pipe lighters.
- literacy hour — (in England and Wales) a daily reading and writing lesson that was introduced into the national primary school curriculum in 1998 to raise standards of literacy
- lithotripters — Plural form of lithotripter.
- live together — cohabit
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- lucifer match — friction match.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- marbled white — any butterfly of the satyrid genus Melanargia, with panelled black-and-white wings, but technically a brown butterfly; found in grassland
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- martin luther — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- 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
- microlecithal — having a small amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- 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.
- mirthlessness — The state or condition of being mirthless.
- missel thrush — mistle thrush.
- mistle thrush — a large, European thrush, Turdus viscivorus, that feeds on the berries of the mistletoe.
- mittelschmerz — dull abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, attributed to the presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity from the ruptured ovarian follicle.
- molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
- mother liquor — the portion of a solution remaining after crystallization of its important component.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.