13-letter words containing l, u, s, h, e
- 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
- space shuttle — any of several U.S. space vehicles consisting of a reusable manned orbiter that touches down on a landing strip after an orbital mission, two reusable solid rocket boosters that drop off after initial ascent, and an expendable external tank containing liquid propellants.
- speech bubble — cartoon: spoken text in a balloon
- speechfulness — the state of being full of speech or expression
- squash ladder — a list showing the relative order of merit of a set of squash players determined by the winning player in each match taking the higher of the two players' positions
- squash player — a person who plays squash
- stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
- subepithelial — any animal tissue that covers a surface, or lines a cavity or the like, and that, in addition, performs any of various secretory, transporting, or regulatory functions.
- 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
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- summer school — study programs offered by a school, college, or university during the summer to those who wish to obtain their degrees more quickly, who must make up credits, or who wish to supplement their education.
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- 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
- tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
- 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 spiritual — the realm of spirits
- the sum total — the result you get when you add numbers or amounts together
- thick-skulled — stupid; dull.
- thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
- to lose touch — If you lose touch with someone, you gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- truthlessness — the quality or character of being truthless
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- unembellished — to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
- unestablished — not established.
- unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- unhelpfulness — the quality of giving no help
- unhurtfulness — the state of being unhurtful
- unpublishable — not capable of being made available in print for distribution and sale
- unreplenished — not replenished or refilled
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- unscratchable — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- unsepulchered — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
- unsightliness — distasteful or unpleasant to look at: an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- unstaunchable — incapable of being stopped
- unstretchable — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- untarnishable — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.