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

  • norethindrone — an orally active progestin, C 2 0 H 2 6 O 2 , used as a progesterone, especially as an oral contraceptive in combination with an estrogen.
  • norethynodrel — a progestin, C 2 0 H 2 6 O 2 , used in combination with an estrogen in some oral contraceptives.
  • north america — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
  • north andover — a city in NE Massachusetts.
  • north belmont — a town in S North Carolina.
  • north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
  • north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
  • north channel — a strait between SW Scotland and NE Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) wide at the narrowest point.
  • north merrick — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
  • north olmsted — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • north ossetia — an autonomous republic in S European Russia, in the N Caucasus. 3100 sq. mi. (8029 sq. km) Capital: Vladikavkaz.
  • north reading — a city in NE Massachusetts.
  • north sea gas — natural gas extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
  • north sea oil — oil extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
  • north vietnam — that part of Vietnam N of about 17° N; formerly a part of French Indochina; separate republic 1954–75.
  • north-eastern — North-eastern means in or from the north-east of a region or country.
  • north-western — North-western means in or from the north-west of a region or country.
  • northallerton — a market town in N England, administrative centre of North Yorkshire. Pop: 15 517 (2001)
  • northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
  • northeastward — 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.
  • northern cape — the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 1 145 861 (2011 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)
  • northern pike — a pike, Esox lucius, of North American and Eurasian waters, valued as a game fish.
  • northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
  • northwestward — the northwest.
  • norton shores — a city in W Michigan, on Lake Michigan.
  • number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
  • odontornithes — a proposed class of birds that possess teeth
  • of all others — above all others
  • off the rails — into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
  • off the track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • 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 carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
  • on the market — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
  • on the parish — receiving parochial relief
  • on the razzle — out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp while drinking freely
  • on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • on the street — a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
  • on the throne — monarch: in power
  • on-the-record — on-record.
  • open brethren — one of the two main divisions of the Plymouth Brethren that, in contrast to the Exclusive Brethren, permits contacts with members outside the sect
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • orchestra pit — musicians' seating in front of stage
  • orchestra-pit — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
  • orchestralist — a person who writes or arranges orchestral music
  • orchestrating — Present participle of orchestrate.
  • orchestration — (uncountable) the arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
  • orchestrators — Plural form of orchestrator.
  • orchiectomies — Plural form of orchiectomy.
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