12-letter words containing e, a, s, o, u
- gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- ground state — the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.
- gustave dore — (Paul) Gustave [pawl gy-stav] /pɔl güˈstav/ (Show IPA), 1832?–83, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- hadrosaurine — Hadrosaurid.
- half serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- harbour dues — the fees or charges paid for using a harbour
- harbour seal — a common earless seal, Phoca vitulina, that is greyish-black with paler markings: found off the coasts of North America, N Europe, and NE Asia
- has no equal — If you say that someone or something has no equal, you think that there is nothing that is as good as them or that reaches the same standard.
- haute-savoie — a department in E France. 1775 sq. mi. (4595 sq. km). Capital: Annecy.
- hazel grouse — a European woodland grouse, Tetrastes bonasia, somewhat resembling the North American ruffed grouse.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- hellaciously — In a hellacious manner.
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- hepatogenous — originating in the liver
- heterogamous — Genetics. having unlike gametes, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to isogamous).
- heteroousian — a person who believes the Father and the Son to be unlike in substance or essence; an Arian (opposed to Homoousian).
- heterosexual — of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality.
- hohenstaufen — a member of the royal family that ruled in Germany from 1138 to 1208 and from 1215 to 1254, and in Sicily from 1194 to 1266.
- hoisin sauce — a thick, sweet, spicy condiment containing soybeans, sugar, garlic, and chili peppers, used in cooking or as an accompaniment to meat, fish, or poultry, especially Peking duck.
- homosexually — In a homosexual way.
- horse around — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horse guards — the mounted squadrons supplied by the Household Cavalry for ceremonial duties
- horse manure — horse's excrement
- house arrest — confinement of an arrested person to his or her residence or to a public place, as a hospital, instead of in a jail: He was under house arrest until the day of his trial.
- house league — a sports league in which the members of all teams belong to the same organization, school, or company
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- house wizard — (Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of Unix wizards. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
- housebreaker — a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.
- housecleaner — Someone employed to clean a house.
- housefathers — Plural form of housefather.
- househusband — a man whose spouse works and who stays home to manage their household.
- housemasters — Plural form of housemaster.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- hydromedusae — Irregular plural form of hydromedusa.
- 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
- illusionable — Liable to illusion.
- inconsumable — not consumable; incapable of being consumed.
- infamousness — The state or quality of being infamous; infamy.
- insupposable — Incapable of being supposed; inconceivable.
- interacinous — situated between the acini of a gland or lung.
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- intraosseous — (medicine) within a bone.
- intraveneous — Misspelling of intravenous.