13-letter words containing a, r, i, o, u, s
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- hilariousness — The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.
- hippo zarytus — ancient name of Bizerte.
- honoris causa — for the sake of honour
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.
- house-raising — a gathering of persons in a rural community to help one of its members build a house.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
- housetraining — Present participle of housetrain.
- housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
- housing start — an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling.
- hudson strait — a strait connecting Hudson Bay and the Atlantic. 450 miles (725 km) long; 100 miles (160 km) wide.
- 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.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- ichthyosaurus — ichthyosaur.
- illustrations — Plural form of illustration.
- inaugurations — Plural form of inauguration.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- inquisitorial — of or relating to an inquisitor or inquisition.
- instructional — the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
- insupportably — In an insupportable manner.
- insusurration — (obsolete) The act of whispering into something.
- interosculant — Mutually touching or intersecting.
- interosculate — to interpenetrate; inosculate.
- intravenously — through or within a vein. Abbreviation: IV.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- isostructural — (of two substances) having the same crystal structure but not necessarily a similar chemical composition.
- juan carlos i — King (Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón) born 1938, Spanish monarch, born in Italy: king since 1975.
- justificatory — serving to justify; providing justification.
- laboriousness — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- labour-saving — A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- 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.
- lambeosaurine — Any crested hadrosaurid dinosaur of the subfamily Lambeosaurinae.
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- measuringworm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.