13-letter words containing a, t, h, u, l
- leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
- light quantum — photon.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- literacy hour — (in England and Wales) a daily reading and writing lesson that was introduced into the national primary school curriculum in 1998 to raise standards of literacy
- logical truth — the property of being logically tautologous
- lucifer match — friction match.
- luncheon meat — any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- malthusianism — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- martin luther — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
- mealy-mouthed — avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising.
- methylsulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- much-traveled — A much-traveled person has traveled a lot in foreign countries.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- multithreaded — multithreading
- national hunt — the racing of horses on racecourses with jumps
- natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.
- natural death — death that occurs from natural causes, as disease or old age, rather than from violence or an accident.
- natural right — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
- niklaus wirth — (person) The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
- nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
- organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- play catch up — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- play catch-up — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- polythalamous — having multiple chambers
- postholocaust — following a holocaust
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
- public health — health services to improve and protect community health, especially sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine.
- pupil teacher — a young person who plans to be a teacher and who spends part of his or her time in preliminary education undertaking teaching duties under the supervision of the head-teacher
- quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
- rotary plough — an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds
- scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
- schutzstaffel — an elite military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police force. Abbreviation: SS.
- sexual health — health care and counselling related to sexual relations, reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, etc
- shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
- slaughterable — (of an animal) ready for slaughter
- south holland — a province in the SW Netherlands. 1086 sq. mi. (2810 sq. km). Capital: The Hague.
- southeasterly — coming from the south east
- southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
- space shuttle — any of several U.S. space vehicles consisting of a reusable manned orbiter that touches down on a landing strip after an orbital mission, two reusable solid rocket boosters that drop off after initial ascent, and an expendable external tank containing liquid propellants.
- spathiphyllum — any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental.
- subepithelial — any animal tissue that covers a surface, or lines a cavity or the like, and that, in addition, performs any of various secretory, transporting, or regulatory functions.
- sulfathiazole — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.