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13-letter words containing t, h, i, o

  • iceman cometh — a play (1946) by Eugene O'Neill.
  • ichthyofaunal — relating to ichthyofauna
  • ichthyologist — the branch of zoology dealing with fishes.
  • ichthyopsidan — a member of the class Ichthyopsida
  • ichthyosaurus — ichthyosaur.
  • idiochromatic — (of a mineral) deriving a characteristic color from its capacity to absorb certain light rays.
  • idiorrhythmic — self-regulating; allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
  • immunochemist — A chemist whose speciality is immunochemistry.
  • immunotherapy — treatment designed to produce immunity to a disease or enhance the resistance of the immune system to an active disease process, as cancer.
  • 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.
  • in good faith — accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded by in): If you act in good faith, he'll have no reason to question your motives.
  • in order that — used to introduce a clause of purpose
  • in silhouette — If you see something in silhouette, you see it as a dark shape with no detail except for the outline.
  • in the act of — while committing: crime, transgression
  • in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
  • in the groove — a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
  • in the hopper — a person or thing that hops.
  • in the offing — the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground.
  • in the pay of — If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.
  • in the pocket — (of a fly half) in an attacking position slightly further back from play than normal, making himself available for a drop goal attempt
  • in the way of — similar to, like
  • inductothermy — the production of fever by means of electromagnetic induction.
  • infant school — In Britain, an infant school is a school for children between the ages of five and seven.
  • inhabitations — Plural form of inhabitation.
  • inharmonicity — the quality of being inharmonic
  • inhomogeneity — lack of homogeneity.
  • inhospitality — lack of hospitality; inhospitable attitude toward or treatment of visitors, guests, etc.
  • inspectorship — The condition of being an inspector; the office of an inspector.
  • interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
  • into the blue — into the unknown or the far distance
  • into the wind — against the wind or upwind
  • into thin air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
  • intrathoracic — (anatomy) Within the thorax.
  • iontophoresis — a painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug-carrying ions to pass through intact skin.
  • iontophoretic — Of or pertaining to iontophoresis.
  • isle of wightIsle of, an island off the S coast of England, forming an administrative division of Hampshire. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). County seat: Newport.
  • isle of youthIsle of, an island in the Caribbean, a special municipality in S Cuba. 1182 sq. mi. (3060 sq. km).
  • isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
  • isodrosotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having an equal dew point.
  • isothermobath — a line drawn on a diagram of a vertical section of the ocean connecting all points having equal temperature.
  • jequitinhonha — a river in E Brazil, flowing from the state of Minas Gerais to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
  • jodhpuri coat — a coat worn by men in India, similar to but shorter than a sherwani
  • john endicottJohn, Endecott, John.
  • john winthropJohn, 1588–1649, English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
  • johore strait — a narrow strait between Malaya and Singapore Island
  • joint honours — an honours university degree in which a student studies two separate subjects, as opposed to a single subject
  • 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.
  • joseph ritterJoseph Elmer, 1891–1967, U.S. cardinal.
  • joseph stalinJoseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
  • karaoke night — a social occasion when karaoke sessions are held for entertainment, often in a pub or bar
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