13-letter words containing h, a, i, d, u
- 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.
- hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
- hydraulically — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- jodhpuri coat — a coat worn by men in India, similar to but shorter than a sherwani
- judah ha-levi — (Judah ben Samuel Halevi) 1085–1140, Spanish rabbi, physician, poet, and philosopher.
- judah ha-nasi — Judah, Judah ha-Nasi.
- judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
- launch window — a precise time period during which a spacecraft can be launched from a particular site in order to achieve a desired mission, as a rendezvous with another spacecraft.
- launching pad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- machinegunned — Simple past tense and past participle of machinegun.
- match-funding — the stipulation set by a grant-providing body that the recipients of a grant raise a certain percentage of the money they require, generally a sum more or less equal to that of the sum of money being granted
- much-maligned — If you describe someone or something as much-maligned, you mean that they are often criticized by people, but you think the criticism is unfair or exaggerated because they have good qualities too.
- muhammadanism — Islam.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multithreaded — multithreading
- 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.
- nonauthorized — Not authorized.
- ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- pseudepigraph — a book or piece of writing that is falsely titled or credited
- pseudesthesia — phantom limb pain.
- pumpkinheaded — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- 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.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
- rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- sidereal hour — a 24th part of a sidereal day
- soup-and-fish — a man's formal evening clothes.
- stand up with — to act as a wedding attendant to
- suicide watch — a system of regular checking on prisoners who seem likely to attempt suicide.
- thoracic duct — the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- underachiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- unestablished — not established.
- unthriftyhead — thriftlessness
- unwithdrawing — not withdrawing; not pulling back, retreating, or giving up
- varied thrush — a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.
- white mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- wild huntsman — the leader of the Wild Hunt, often associated with Odin.