13-letter words containing y, e, h
- bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
- bicycle chain — a chain that transmits power from the pedals to the driving wheel of a bicycle
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- billy the kid — nickname of William H. Bonney. 1859–81, US outlaw
- binary search — (algorithm) A search algorithm which repeatedly divides an ordered search space in half according to how the required (key) value compares with the middle element. The following pseudo-C routine performs a binary search return the index of the element of vector "thing[first..last]" equal to "target": if (target < thing[first] || target > thing[last]) return NOT_FOUND; while (first < last) { mid = (first+last)/2; /* truncate to integer */ if (target == thing[mid]) return mid; if (target < thing[mid]) last = mid-1; else first = mid+1; } if (target == thing[last]) return last; return NOT_FOUND; (2003-01-14)
- biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
- biotechnology — Biotechnology is the use of living parts such as cells or bacteria in industry and technology.
- birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
- blasphemously — uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- boron hydride — borane.
- bounty hunter — A bounty hunter is someone who tries to find or kill someone in order to get the reward that has been offered.
- box jellyfish — any of various highly venomous jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, esp Chironex fleckeri, of Australian tropical waters, having a cuboidal body with tentacles hanging from each of the lower corners
- boynton beach — a city in SE Florida.
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- brachytherapy — a form of radiotherapy in which sealed sources of radioactive material are inserted temporarily into body cavities or directly into tumours
- brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
- branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
- breathability — fitness to be breathed
- breeches buoy — a ring-shaped life buoy with a support in the form of a pair of short breeches, in which a person is suspended for safe transfer from a ship
- butcher's boy — a boy doing deliveries for a butcher and perhaps also learning the butchery trade, esp in the past
- butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
- butyraldehyde — a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH3(CH2)2CHO
- butyrophenone — a drug used to treat psychiatric disorders
- by any chance — You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- carry the can — to take the responsibility for some misdemeanour, etc (on behalf of)
- carry the day — to win a contest or competition; succeed
- caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
- cashew family — the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.
- cayenne-whist — a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
- cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
- cetyl alcohol — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 16 H 34 O, used chiefly as an emollient in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
- challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
- chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- channel ferry — a ship that shuttles across the English Channel between the UK and the continent
- character key — key
- charcoal grey — a very dark grey colour
- chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- charles lyell — Sir Charles, 1797–1875, English geologist.
- charley horse — People sometimes refer to a cramp in the muscles of their leg or arm as a charley horse.
- charter party — charter (def 5).
- chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
- cheek by jowl — If you say that people or things are cheek by jowl with each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other.
- chemistry set — equipment and chemicals that enable a child to do experiments
- chemotaxonomy — the taxonomy of species of organisms based on biochemical characteristics
- cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
- cherry laurel — a Eurasian rosaceous evergreen shrub, Prunus laurocerasus, having glossy aromatic leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black fruits