12-letter words containing h, a, l, e, u
- hautes-alpes — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- hazel grouse — a European woodland grouse, Tetrastes bonasia, somewhat resembling the North American ruffed grouse.
- hazelnut oil — an oil extracted from hazelnuts and used mostly in cooking
- head lettuce — any variety of the lettuce subspecies Lactuca sativa capitata, having leaves that grow in a dense rosette, especially iceberg lettuce and Boston lettuce.
- hearsay rule — the rule making hearsay evidence inadmissible.
- heartfulness — The state or quality of being heartful.
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- helianthuses — Plural form of helianthus.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- heliogravure — photoengraving.
- helium flash — the explosive burning of helium in the case of a star of low mass that occurs when the core is so dense that the matter has become degenerate. The burning causes a rapid rise in temperature until it is so high that the gas ceases to be degenerate, after which there is a rapid expansion
- hellaciously — In a hellacious manner.
- heterosexual — of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality.
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- homologumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- homosexually — In a homosexual way.
- house league — a sports league in which the members of all teams belong to the same organization, school, or company
- housecleaner — Someone employed to clean a house.
- hubble's law — the law that the velocity of recession of distant galaxies from our own is proportional to their distance from us.
- hull balance — (of a sailing ship) the property of maintaining satisfactory trim and steering qualities when heeled at a normal angle.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- humble plant — sensitive plant (def 1).
- humeral veil — a fringed scarf, usually white and ornamented in the middle, worn over the shoulders by a priest or subdeacon during certain parts of a High Mass.
- hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
- 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.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- hypersensual — extremely or excessively sensual
- hypertextual — Of or relating to hypertext.
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric acid
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- lauraldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- lecture hall — conference room
- lemon squash — lemon soda; a soft drink of lemon juice and soda water.
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- luteal phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, lasting about two weeks, from ovulation to the beginning of the next menstrual flow.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- methaqualone — a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C 1 6 H 1 4 N 2 O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
- mischanceful — unlucky