17-letter words containing p, l, u, s, h
- scrophulariaceous — belonging to the Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family of plants.
- sexual dimorphism — the condition in which the males and females in a species are morphologically different, as with many birds.
- shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
- shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
- spanish influenza — the pandemic respiratory infection that spread throughout the world during 1917–18.
- speech difficulty — a problem encountered in speaking
- spiritual healing — faith healing
- spruce gall aphid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
- stump-jump plough — a plough designed for use on land not cleared of stumps
- sulfurated potash — a yellowish-brown mixture consisting mainly of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate, used in treating mange.
- sulphur butterfly — sulfur butterfly.
- technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
- telephone numbers — extremely large numbers, esp in reference to salaries or prices
- the popular press — cheap newspapers with a mass circulation; the tabloid press
- thiopental sodium — a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.
- thousandths-place — last in order of a series of a thousand.
- to push your luck — If you say that someone is pushing their luck, you think they are taking a bigger risk than is sensible, and may get into trouble.
- ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
- unsympathetically — in a manner that is not characterized by feeling or showing sympathy
- vanity publishing — the practice of the author of a book paying all or most of the costs of its publication
- varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
- ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
- walleye surfperch — a common black and silvery surfperch (Hyperprosopon argenteum) found off the coast of California
- washing-up liquid — Washing-up liquid is a thick soapy liquid which you add to hot water to clean dirty dishes.