23-letter words containing h, u, l

industrial psychologist — a person who studies human behaviour and cognitive processes in relation to the working environment
largemouth (black) bass — a black bass (Micropterus salmoides) found in warm, sluggish waters
laughlin air force base — U.S. Air Force installation in SW Texas, SE of Del Rio.
lead up the garden path — a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
leave well enough alone — in a good or satisfactory manner: Business is going well.
lie through one's teeth — a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
light and shade surface — (in architectural shades and shadows) a surface in a plane tangent to the parallel rays from the theoretical light source, treated as a shade surface.
lymphoblastic leukaemia — a severe blood disorder in which abnormal leukocytes are identified as immature forms of lymphocytes
made out of whole cloth — completely fictitious or false; made up
meaningful relationship — a romantic relationship based upon mutual respect and supportiveness and marked by a sense of commitment and fulfillment.
methylisobutenyl ketone — mesityl oxide.
micropachycephalosaurus — A very small pachycephalosaurid, ornithischian dinosaur of the genus Micropachycephalosaurus.
mild mercurous chloride — calomel.
mop (up) the floor with — to defeat decisively
murder in the cathedral — a verse drama (1935) by T. S. Eliot.
new year's honours list — an Honour's List published at the beginning of a new year
north ossetian republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the N slopes of the central Caucasus Mountains. Capital: Vladikavkaz. Pop: 709 900 (2002). Area: about 8000 sq km (3088 sq miles)
not a hair out of place — If you say that someone has not a hair out of place, you are emphasizing that they are extremely smart and neatly dressed.
occupational psychology — the study of human behaviour at work, including ergonomics, selection procedures, and the effects of stress
particulate inheritance — the inheritance of discrete characters via genes that are independently expressed without the blending of characters from one generation to the next.
pharmaceuticals company — a company specialising in developing and marketing pharmaceuticals
photoelectric magnitude — the magnitude of a star determined using a photometer plus a filter to select light or other radiation of the desired wavelength
polytetrafluoroethylene — any polymer, plastic, or resin having the formula (C 2 F 4) n , prepared from tetrafluoroethylene, noted for its slippery, nonsticking properties, and used in the manufacture of gaskets, electrical insulation, tubing, candy molds, container linings, frying-pan coatings, etc.
public-key cryptography — public-key encryption
queen charlotte islands — a group of about 150 islands off the W coast of Canada: part of British Columbia. Pop: about 6000 (latest est). Area: 9596 sq km (3705 sq miles)
queen elizabeth islands — a group of islands off the N coast of Canada: the northernmost islands of the Canadian Arctic archipelago, lying N of latitude 74°N; part of Nunavut. Area: about 390 000 sq km (150 000 sq miles)
right circular cylinder — a cylinder generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides.
school (crossing) guard — a person, either an adult or an older student, whose duty it is to help children cross streets near schools safely
sodium tripolyphosphate — a white powder, Na 5 P 3 O 1 0 , used as a water softener, sequestering agent, and food additive.
speak the same language — to communicate with understanding because of common background, values, etc
steal someone's thunder — to strike, drive, inflict, give forth, etc., with loud noise or violent action.
structural anthropology — a school of anthropology founded by Claude Lévi-Strauss and based loosely on the principles of structural linguistics.
suprasegmental phonemes — phonemes or features of speech, as pitch, stress, and juncture, that may extend over and modify series of segmental phonemes
survival of the fittest — (not in technical use) natural selection.
thank one's lucky stars — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
the fright of your life — You can use expressions such as the fright of your life or the race of your life to emphasize, for example, that you have never been so frightened or that you never have run faster.
throw down the gauntlet — a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight in armor to protect the hand.
to have your hands full — If you have your hands full with something, you are very busy because of it.
to keep sth to yourself — If you keep something to yourself, you do not tell anyone else about it.
to pluck up the courage — If you pluck up the courage to do something that you feel nervous about, you make an effort to be brave enough to do it.
to win the popular vote — to get a majority as regards the votes cast by individual voters
tortoiseshell butterfly — any of several nymphalid butterflies of the genus Nymphalis, and related genera, having orange-brown wings with black markings
trans-new guinea phylum — the largest grouping of the non-Austronesian languages of Papua and New Guinea and the surrounding regions
turn a cold shoulder to — to treat with disdain; snub
unconditional discharge — the release of a defendant without having to spend time on parole or probation
universal character set — (character, standard) (UCS, ISO/IEC 10646) A 1993 ISO and IEC standard character set, also known as "Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set". UCS comes in a 16-bit variant called UCS-2 and a 32-bit variant called UCS-4, which is composed of 16-bit UCS-2 "planes". So far only one 16-bit plane has been defined, which is known as the Basic Multilingual Plane. The implementation of UCS is still in its infancy, though some moves, such as the Java language defining a character to be 16 bits, are suggestive.
until hell freezes over — If you say that you will do something until hell freezes over, you are emphasizing that you will do it for a very long time or for ever.
urea-formaldehyde resin — any of a group of resins formed by the interaction of urea and formaldehyde under conditions that include heat and pH control: used chiefly in the manufacture of buttons, baking enamels, and for making fabrics wrinkle-resistant.
ventricular tachycardia — a cardiac arrhythmia in which the muscles of the ventricles contract irregularly in a rapid, uncoordinated manner, impairing the normal pumping of blood.
vestibulocochlear nerve — either one of the eight pairs of cranial nerves that supply the cochlea and semicircular canals of the internal ear and contribute to the sense of hearing

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