12-letter words containing h, a, r, u, n
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
- punched card — a card having holes punched in specific positions and patterns so as to represent data to be stored or processed mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically.
- quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
- quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
- rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
- rammohun roy — Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- rauschenberg — Robert, 1925–2008, U.S. artist.
- return match — sport: second game between same teams
- rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- run to earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- running hand — script or calligraphy characterized by uniformly slanted letters that are written quickly and connected by long, continuous strokes of the pen.
- running head — a descriptive word, phrase, title, or the like, usually repeated at the top of each page of a book, periodical, etc.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- sarrusophone — a metal double-reed wind instrument with a conical bore, related to the oboe and used especially in military bands.
- schopenhauer — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- shahjahanpur — a city in central Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- south korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- south orange — a city in NE New Jersey.
- southeastern — from the south east
- squarishness — the condition or quality of being somewhat square
- strophanthus — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Strophanthus, of the dogbane family, chiefly of tropical Africa.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- synantherous — with united anthers
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
- throw around — ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- tramping hut — a hut in the bush for the use of trampers
- transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
- triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- unbreachable — not able to be breached