13-letter words containing em
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemicolectomy — (surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.
- hemimetabolic — (zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
- hemiparasitic — Semiparasitic.
- hemispherical — having the form of a hemisphere.
- hemiterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C5 skeleton.
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- hemocytometer — an instrument for counting blood cells.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- hemp agrimony — a European composite plant, Eupatorium cannabinum, having dull purplish flowers.
- herbal remedy — a medical treatment made with herbs
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- home assembly — assembly at home of something supplied in pieces
- housemistress — A female teacher in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school.
- hybrid system — a way of working, organizing, or doing something that is composed of elements of two separate systems
- hypercalcemia — an abnormally large amount of calcium in the blood.
- hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperglycemic — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperlipaemia — Alternative form of hyperlipemia.
- hypernatremia — an abnormally high concentration of sodium in the blood.
- hyperuricemia — an excess of uric acid in the blood, often producing gout.
- hypocalcaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypocalcemia.
- hypocalcaemic — of or relating to hypocalcaemia
- hypoglycaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypoglycemia.
- hypoglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hypoglycemic.
- hypolipidemia — (medicine) A lower than normal concentration of lipids in the blood.
- hypolipidemic — That reduces the concentration of lipid in blood serum.
- hyponatraemia — a condition in which there is a low concentration of sodium in the blood
- iatrochemical — relating to iatrochemistry or iatrochemists
- iceman cometh — a play (1946) by Eugene O'Neill.
- iconic memory — the temporary persistence of visual impressions after the stimulus has been removed
- ideal element — any element added to a mathematical theory in order to eliminate special cases. The ideal element i = √–1 allows all algebraic equations to be solved and the point at infinity (ideal point) ensures that any two lines in projective geometry intersect
- immune system — a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell-forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system includes the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes and lymph tissue, stem cells, white blood cells, antibodies, and lymphokines.
- immunochemist — A chemist whose speciality is immunochemistry.
- implementable — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- incouragement — Archaic form of encouragement.
- incrementally — increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series: small, incremental tax hikes.
- indemnifiable — Something suitable for indemnification.
- indian empire — British India and the Indian states ruled by native princes but under indirect British control: dissolved in 1947 and absorbed into India and Pakistan.
- infringements — Plural form of infringement.
- inland empire — a region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, E of the Cascade Mountains, in E Washington, NE Oregon, N Idaho, and NW Montana.
- intemperately — given to or characterized by excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
- interepidemic — Also, epidemical. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
- interlacement — to cross one another, typically passing alternately over and under, as if woven together; intertwine: Their hands interlaced.
- intermembrane — situated between two membranes
- interpandemic — occurring between two pandemics
- intertemporal — Describing any relationship between past, present and future events or conditions.
- introducement — (obsolete) introduction.
- irredeemables — undated government or debenture stock
- itemized bill — invoice giving detailed breakdown of costs