13-letter words containing a, l, o, u, e
- for values of — (jargon) A common rhetorical maneuver at MIT is to use any of the canonical random numbers as placeholders for variables. "The max function takes 42 arguments, for arbitrary values of 42". "There are 69 ways to leave your lover, for 69 = 50". This is especially likely when the speaker has uttered a random number and realises that it was not recognised as such, but even "non-random" numbers are occasionally used in this fashion. A related joke is that pi equals 3 - for small values of pi and large values of 3. This usage probably derives from the programming language MAD (Michigan Algorithm Decoder), an ALGOL-like language that was the most common choice among mainstream (non-hacker) users at MIT in the mid-1960s. It had a control structure FOR VALUES OF X = 3, 7, 99 DO ... that would repeat the indicated instructions for each value in the list (unlike the usual FOR that generates an arithmetic sequence of values). MAD is long extinct, but similar for-constructs still flourish (e.g. in Unix's shell languages).
- forced labour — labour done because of force; compulsory labour
- fuel air bomb — a type of bomb that spreads a cloud of gas, which is then detonated, over the target area, causing extensive destruction
- full of beans — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- full-flavored — Full-flavored food or wine has a pleasant fairly strong taste.
- full-throated — A full-throated sound coming from someone's mouth, such as a shout or a laugh, is very loud.
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionalize — to make functional.
- futtock plate — a metal plate placed perpendicular to the top of a ship's lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds.
- galactagogues — Plural form of galactagogue.
- galerie house — (in French Louisiana) a house with its main story above the ground floor and with verandas (galeries) for both stories in tiers on at least one side.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- garrulousness — Garrulity.
- general court — the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- glamour model — a woman who models topless or nude for photographs
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- gobar numeral — any of a set of ancient numerals derived from Hindu numerals
- goodnaturedly — In a good-natured manner.
- gram molecule — that quantity of a substance whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the molecular weight of the substance.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- granuliferous — full of granules, or producing granules
- great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
- gulf of gabès — an inlet of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia
- haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
- halfway house — an inn or stopping place situated approximately midway between two places on a road.
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
- hard shoulder — The hard shoulder is the area at the side of a motorway or other road where you are allowed to stop if your car breaks down.
- heart trouble — cardiac condition
- hepatojugular — (medicine) Relating to the liver and the jugular vein.
- heterosexuals — Plural form of heterosexual.
- heusler alloy — any of various alloys of manganese and other nonferromagnetic metals that exhibit ferromagnetism.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hilariousness — The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.
- hold a grudge — be resentful
- homologoumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- hothouse lamb — a lamb born in the fall or early winter, usually reared indoors, specially fed, and marketed when from 9 to 16 weeks of age.
- house journal — a publication produced for the employees of a company or organization in order to keep them updated with news and events
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.
- housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.