12-letter words containing a, s, h, o, u, l
- humiliations — Plural form of humiliation.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hyperarousal — A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, excessive response to sensory stimulation, insomnia, and fatigue.
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric acid
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- last honours — observances of respect at a funeral
- lemon squash — lemon soda; a soft drink of lemon juice and soda water.
- litholatrous — of or relating to the worship of stones
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- oligophagous — (especially of insects) eating only a few types of food.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- parlor house — (especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries) a brothel with a comfortable, often elaborately decorated parlor for the reception of clients.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
- south hadley — a city in W Massachusetts.
- south island — the largest island of New Zealand. 58,093 sq. mi. (150,460 sq. km).
- south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
- south platte — a river flowing NE from central Colorado to the Platte River in W Nebraska. 424 miles (683 km) long.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- the absolute — ultimate reality regarded as uncaused, unmodified, unified and complete, timeless, etc.
- the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- thousandfold — having a thousand elements or parts.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.