12-letter words containing a, n, t, h, u, r
- isosthenuria — the inability of the kidneys to dilute or concentrate urine
- joint author — a person who shares the writing of a book, article, etc, with another
- khachaturian — Aram Ilich [ar-uh m il-yich;; Russian uh-rahm ee-lyeech] /ˈær əm ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian ʌˈrɑm iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–78, Armenian composer.
- last honours — observances of respect at a funeral
- latin church — the Roman Catholic Church.
- launch party — a party that celebrates the launch of a new magazine, product, etc
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- motor launch — a small naval vessel that chases submarines, etc
- muralitharan — Muttiah (məˈtaɪə). born 1972, Sri Lankan cricketer: a spin bowler, he played in 133 test matches and took a world-record 800 wickets
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- neurasthenia — Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
- neurasthenic — pertaining to or suffering from neurasthenia.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- paragnathous — (of certain vertebrates) having the upper and lower jaws of equal length
- paranthropus — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Paranthropus.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
- return match — sport: second game between same teams
- rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- run to earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- south korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- south orange — a city in NE New Jersey.
- southeastern — from the south east
- strophanthus — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Strophanthus, of the dogbane family, chiefly of tropical Africa.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- synantherous — with united anthers
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
- throw around — ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises