11-letter words containing i, l, h, u
- john paul i — (Albino Luciani) 1912–78, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1978.
- keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
- kleinhuisie — an outside lavatory
- kublai khan — 1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- launch into — begin enthusiastically
- lechuguilla — a semidesert plant, Agave lecheguilla, of Mexico, having a basal rosette of sharply pointed leaves and a very tall flower spike, grown as an ornamental.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- lethiferous — lethal.
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- light guide — optical fiber.
- light music — music for popular entertainment
- lighthouses — Plural form of lighthouse.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lindenhurst — a village on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- line-hauler — a heavy-duty truck suitable for line-haul transportation.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
- lithodomous — living in rock or stone
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- lithotomous — of or relating to the surgical removal of a stone from the bladder
- liu shao qi — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist statesman; chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959–68); deposed during the Cultural Revolution
- loud-hailer — a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- loutishness — The state or quality of being loutish, of behaving like a lout.
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lucha libre — a form of freestyle wrestling originating in Mexico
- lüdenscheid — a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: manufacturing centre for aluminium and plastics. Pop: 79 829 (2003 est)
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- lumber with — If you are lumbered with someone or something, you have to deal with them or take care of them even though you do not want to and this annoys you.
- luminophore — a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated.
- lumpishness — The property of being lumpish.
- luskishness — the state or condition of being luskish
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- meliphagous — feeding on honey
- mesophilous — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesothelium — epithelium of mesodermal origin, which lines the body cavities.
- metalithium — A heavy isotope of the simplest alkali metal, (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and containing 8 neutrons. Metalithium is an artificial isotope produced by bombarding Lithium 7 with neutrons. It is radioactive, with a half-life of 0.84 seconds.
- moustachial — (of a stripe on a beak or snout of an animal) resembling a moustache
- multiauthor — having numerous or many authors
- multichoice — Multiple-choice.
- multichrome — chromium.
- multiethnic — involving or pertaining to two or more distinct ethnic groups.
- multiheaded — having more than one head
- multihulled — (nautical) Having more than one hull.
- multiphasic — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.