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13-letter words containing h, e, r, p, s, l

  • phosphorylase — any enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.
  • phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
  • phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
  • platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
  • plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
  • polished rice — white rice polished or buffed by leather-covered cylinders during processing.
  • prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
  • pre-establish — to establish, set up, set out, arrange or make secure in advance or previously
  • pressure hull — the inner, pressure-resistant hull of a submarine.
  • psychobabbler — a person who uses psychobabble
  • rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
  • replenishable — able to be replenished
  • replenishment — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • reprehensible — deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
  • reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
  • reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rhaetian alps — a section of the central Alps along E Switzerland's borders with Austria and Italy. Highest peak: Piz Bernina, 4049 m (13 284 ft)
  • rough sleeper — a homeless person who sleeps rough
  • schiller park — a town in NE Illinois.
  • school report — written assessment of school pupil
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
  • shag pile rug — a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
  • share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
  • shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • shirley poppy — a cultivated strain of the corn poppy, having variously colored single or double flowers.
  • shoulder loop — a flap on each shoulder of a service uniform on which metallic insignia of rank are worn by commissioned and warrant officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
  • silver polish — a type of polishing medium that is suitable for silver
  • sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.
  • slipper chair — a small bedroom chair with a low seat.
  • 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)
  • speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
  • spell checker — a computer program for checking the spelling of words in an electronic document.
  • spell-checker — A spell-checker is a special program on a computer which you can use to check whether something you have written contains any spelling mistakes.
  • spine-chiller — a book, film, etc, that arouses terror
  • sprightliness — animated or vivacious; lively.
  • sprocket hole — any of a series of regular perforations along the edge of photographic film for engaging the drive sprockets in a motion-picture camera or projector.
  • squash player — a person who plays squash
  • steeplechaser — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
  • strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
  • sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
  • super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
  • superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
  • superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
  • superthriller — a highly sensational film or book
  • the pole star — the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis
  • the spiritual — the realm of spirits
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
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