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13-letter words containing o, h, a, r

  • saccharometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, as by determining the specific gravity of the solution.
  • saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
  • saccharomyces — a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
  • sacher-masoch — Leopold von [ley-oh-pohlt fuh n] /ˈleɪ oʊˌpoʊlt fən/ (Show IPA), 1836–95, Austrian novelist.
  • sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
  • saratoga chip — potato chip.
  • saurognathous — related to or resembling the Saurognathae family of birds that possess palate bones similar to those in saurians or lizards
  • sawtooth roof — a roof composed of a series of small parallel roofs of triangular cross section, usually asymmetrical with the shorter slope glazed.
  • scalenohedral — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • schizophrenia — Psychiatry.. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
  • scholarliness — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
  • school leaver — School leavers are young people who have just left school, because they have completed their time there.
  • schoolmarmish — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
  • schoolteacher — a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • scoinson arch — sconcheon arch.
  • scotch-hearth — ore hearth.
  • scratch score — an estimated number of strokes for a hole or course that a scratch player should make
  • scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • seashore test — a test of musical ability in which items measuring tonal memory, rhythm sense, etc., are presented to the subject by means of recordings.
  • selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
  • shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
  • share account — a savings account in a credit union.
  • sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
  • shaving horse — a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.
  • she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
  • shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
  • shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • shoe repairer — a person who mends shoes
  • shooting star — meteor (def 1b).
  • shop chairman — a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
  • shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
  • shore terrace — a terrace or bench produced by wave erosion and biochemical attack along the shore of an ocean or a large lake.
  • short account — the account of a short seller.
  • short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
  • short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
  • shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
  • shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
  • shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
  • shy away from — If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
  • sidereal hour — a 24th part of a sidereal day
  • slasher movie — a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc
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