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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
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