13-letter words that end in a
- epitheliomata — Plural form of epithelioma.
- eproctophilia — Sexual arousal from flatulence.
- erythrophobia — Abnormal and persistent fear of blushing.
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- extrasystolia — (medicine) An alteration in the rhythm of the heart due to extrasystoles.
- facial eczema — a disease of sheep and cattle, occurring in warm areas of North Island, New Zealand. It is caused by a fungus, Pithomyces chartarum, and causes impairment of liver function and reddening, itching, scab formation, and swelling of the skin, esp on the face
- fantasmagoria — phantasmagoria.
- farther india — a peninsula in SE Asia, between India and China: consists of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia
- fault breccia — angular rock fragments produced by fracture and grinding during faulting and distributed within or adjacent to the fault plane.
- flagellomania — enthusiasm for whipping or being whipped
- fort huachuca — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SE Arizona, SE of Tucson.
- fort victoria — a former name of Masvingo.
- fortran-linda — Scientific Computer Assocs <[email protected]>.
- forward delta — The delta which, when combined with a version, creates a child version. See change management
- french canada — the areas of Canada, esp in the province of Quebec, where French Canadians predominate
- french guiana — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
- french guinea — former name of Guinea.
- fuerteventura — a Spanish island off the NW coast of Africa, one of the Canary Islands. 641 sq. mi. (1660 sq. km).
- galactorrhoea — (British spelling) alternative spelling of galactorrhea.
- galactosaemia — Alternative spelling of galactosemia.
- gastrorrhagia — (medical) A hemorrhage from the stomach, also known as a gastric hemorrhage.
- german africa — the former German colonies in Africa, comprising German East Africa, German Southwest Africa, Cameroons, and Togoland.
- gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- giant sequoia — big tree.
- graecia magna — Magna Graecia.
- great daedala — either of two festivals held in ancient Boeotia in honor of the reconciliation of Hera with Zeus, one (Little Daedala) being held every 6 years, the other (Great Daedala) every 59 years.
- great lobelia — a North American plant, Lobelia siphilitica, having long, showy clusters of blue flowers.
- greenland sea — a part of the Arctic Ocean, NE of Greenland and N of Iceland.
- gulf of papua — an inlet of the Coral Sea in the SE coast of New Guinea
- gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
- gunpowder tea — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
- gynaecophobia — (psychology) An irrational fear of women.
- haematochezia — Alternative form of hematochezia.
- hail columbia — hell (used as a euphemism): He caught Hail Columbia for coming home late.
- harishchandra — also known as Bharatendu. 1850–85, Indian poet, dramatist, and essayist, who established Hindi as a literary language
- herod agrippa — (Julius Agrippa) c10 b.c.–a.d. 44, king of Judea 41–44 (grandson of Herod the Great).
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- hiatal hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- hiatus hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- hidden agenda — an often duplicitously undisclosed plan or motive.
- hip dysplasia — a genetic disorder, typically affecting young dogs of medium- to large-sized breeds, characterized by alteration and malformation of the hip joint.
- homologoumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- honoris causa — for the sake of honour
- hymnal stanza — common measure (def 2).
- hymnal-stanza — common time.
- hypercalcemia — an abnormally large amount of calcium in the blood.
- hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.