13-letter words containing o, r, d, u, s
- hors doeuvres — Hors d'oeuvres are small amounts of food served before the main course of a meal.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
- household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
- hudson strait — a strait connecting Hudson Bay and the Atlantic. 450 miles (725 km) long; 100 miles (160 km) wide.
- hunting sword — a short, light saber of the 18th century, having a straight or slightly curved blade.
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydromedusoid — a jellyfish or something resembling a jellyfish that lives in water
- hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulphide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- ill-nourished — underfed or inadequately fed
- in due course — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- incredulously — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- industriously — working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
- inodorousness — the quality of being inodorous
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- introductions — Plural form of introduction.
- jurisdictions — Plural form of jurisdiction.
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- lord's supper — the, the sacrament in commemoration of the Last Supper; communion; Mass; Eucharist.
- loss adjuster — A loss adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money should be paid to a person making a claim.
- ludicrousness — The state or quality of being ludicrous.
- mcmurdo sound — an inlet of Ross Sea, in Antarctica, N of Victoria Land.
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- middle course — an option or alternative between more extreme alternatives
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- milk products — dairy produce, items made with milk
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- misdemeanours — Plural form of misdemeanour.
- mispronounced — Said wrongly.
- misunderstood — improperly understood or interpreted.
- monosaturated — (organic chemistry, of a glyceride) Having one saturated fatty acid.
- murderousness — The state or condition of being murderous.
- muzzleloaders — Plural form of muzzleloader.
- neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
- nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
- nitrous oxide — a colorless, sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble gas, N 2 O, that sometimes produces a feeling of exhilaration when inhaled: used chiefly as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery, in the manufacture of chemicals, and as an aerosol.
- non-credulous — marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- nondisclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- nondiscursive — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- nondisruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nonstructured — not structured; unstructured