13-letter words that end in or
- go to bat for — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- good behavior — satisfactory, proper, or polite conduct.
- good-neighbor — characterized by friendly political relations and mutual aid between countries.
- green monitor — Advanced Power Management
- growth factor — any of various proteins that promote the growth, organization, and maintenance of cells and tissues.
- happy warrior — a person who is undiscouraged by difficulties or opposition.
- have eyes for — to be interested in
- heart monitor — a machine that registers the activity of the heart
- in sb's favor — If someone makes a judgment in your favor, they say that you are right about something.
- in sb's honor — If something is arranged or happens in someone's honor, it is done specially to show appreciation of them.
- inboard motor — a boat's motor that is situated within the hull
- indoctrinator — One who indoctrinates.
- intermediator — to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
- ion generator — a device for creating negatively charged particles in immediately surrounding air, promoted as a cure for various ills.
- junior doctor — a doctor in postgraduate training
- lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lethal factor — a gene that under certain conditions causes the death of an organism.
- machine error — an error caused by a fault or defect in a machine rather than by human error
- maid of honor — an unmarried woman who is the chief attendant of a bride. Compare matron of honor.
- mao inhibitor — any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbreviation: MAOI.
- microdetector — an instrument measuring small quantities or changes.
- microprocesor — (spelling) It's spelled microprocessor.
- mine detector — an electromagnetic device for locating buried or concealed land mines.
- miscalculator — A person who miscalculates.
- monochromator — a spectroscope with a slit that can be moved across the spectrum for viewing individual spectral bands.
- mother liquor — the portion of a solution remaining after crystallization of its important component.
- motion sensor — device that detects movement
- multivibrator — A device consisting of two amplifying transistors or valves, each with its output connected to the input of the other, producing an oscillatory signal.
- neuroeffector — The junction site, where a motor neuron releases a neurotransmitter to affect a target, that acts like an effector.
- non-conductor — a substance that does not readily conduct heat, sound, or electricity.
- non-insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- noncompetitor — a person or group that is not a competitor
- noncooperator — A person who does not cooperate.
- obi-wan error — (programming) /oh'bee-won" er"*r/ (RPI, from "off-by-one" and the Obi-Wan Kenobi character in "Star Wars") A kind of off-by-one error.
- occam's razor — the maxim that assumptions introduced to explain a thing must not be multiplied beyond necessity.
- office junior — a young person, esp a school-leaver, employed in an office for running errands and doing other minor jobs
- on course for — If you are on course for something, you are likely to achieve it.
- osmoregulator — Any organism that practices osmoregulation.
- overhead door — a door that rotates on a horizontal axis and is supported horizontally when open
- parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
- past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
- phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
- photodetector — photosensor.
- photoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by light.
- posting error — an error made while carrying over an entry from a journal to a ledger
- predestinator — a person or thing that predestinates something.
- prefabricator — someone who or an organization that prefabricates
- primary color — Art. a color, as red, yellow, or blue, that in mixture yields other colors. Compare complementary color (def 1), secondary color, tertiary color.
- proprioceptor — a receptor located in subcutaneous tissues, as muscles, tendons, and joints, that responds to stimuli produced within the body.