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14-letter words containing h, u, r, l

  • neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
  • neurohypnology — a name given to hypnosis by the Scottish physician Braid
  • neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
  • north st. paul — a town in E Minnesota.
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • null character — Computers. a control character representing nothing, with the value of binary zero, but having special meaning when interpreted as text, as in marking the end of character strings.
  • nursery school — a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.
  • orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
  • paper-shuffler — a person who has a routine desk job.
  • parish council — local administrative body
  • peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
  • pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
  • phenylthiourea — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
  • phillips curve — a curve that purports to plot the relationship between unemployment and inflation on the theory that as inflation falls unemployment rises and vice versa
  • phloroglucinol — a white to yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly in analytical chemistry and in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.
  • plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • plesiochronous — (communications)   Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.
  • pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
  • plough through — If you plough through something such as a large meal or a long piece of work, you finally finish it although it takes a lot of effort.
  • polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
  • polymorphously — in a polymorphous manner
  • quarter hollow — a deep cove or cavetto.
  • quicksilverish — resembling quicksilver
  • rattle through — If you rattle through something, you deal with it quickly in order to finish it.
  • raunch culture — a culture which promotes overtly sexual representations of women, as through the acceptance of pornography, stripping, nudity in advertising, etc, esp when this is encouraged by women
  • recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
  • relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
  • roll of honour — A roll of honour is a list of the names of people who are admired or respected for something they have done, such as doing very well in a sport or exam.
  • rolling launch — the process of introducing a new product into a market gradually
  • roulette wheel — spinning part of roulette table
  • ruhmkorff coil — induction coil.
  • rule the roost — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
  • rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
  • running lights — the lights that a ship or aircraft traveling at night is required to display
  • russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
  • sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
  • scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
  • school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
  • school voucher — a government cash grant or tax credit for parents, equal to all or part of the cost of educating their child at an elementary or secondary school of their choice.
  • sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
  • scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
  • self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
  • self-slaughter — suicide.
  • shoulder blade — the scapula.
  • shoulder board — one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
  • shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
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