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13-letter words containing h, o, l, s, t

  • solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • sophistically — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
  • south holland — a province in the SW Netherlands. 1086 sq. mi. (2810 sq. km). Capital: The Hague.
  • south shields — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.
  • southeasterly — coming from the south east
  • 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)
  • southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
  • southwesterly — coming from the south west
  • 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
  • sphagnologist — a person who studies sphagna
  • spot lighting — Spot lighting is lighting directed towards and used to draw attention to a product or display.
  • 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.
  • stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
  • stiletto heel — spike heel.
  • strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
  • sulfathiazole — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.
  • sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
  • sympatholytic — opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
  • synarthrodial — synarthrosis.
  • synophthalmia — cyclopia.
  • syphilization — the act of syphilizing
  • technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • thalassocracy — dominion over the seas, as in exploration, trade, or colonization.
  • thanatologist — a person who engages in the academic study of death and dying
  • the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
  • the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
  • the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
  • the holocaust — the systematic, genocidal destruction of over six million European Jews by the Nazis before and during WWII
  • the last word — final retort
  • 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 spotlight — the focus of attention
  • the sum total — the result you get when you add numbers or amounts together
  • thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
  • thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
  • thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thermotensile — of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature
  • thespian lion — a lion that attacked the flocks of Amphitryon and was killed by Hercules.
  • thessalonians — a native or inhabitant of Thessalonike.
  • think less of — to have a lower opinion of
  • thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
  • thomas tallys — Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
  • thoracoplasty — the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis.
  • threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
  • thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
  • timbrophilist — a person who loves stamps or who collects stamps
  • to fall short — If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it.
  • to lose heart — If you lose heart, you become sad and depressed and are no longer interested in something, especially because it is not progressing as you would like.
  • to lose touch — If you lose touch with someone, you gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them.
  • to raise hell — If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
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