10-letter words containing p, u, s, h
- sulphatise — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- sulphonate — a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO2O– or the group RSO2O–, R being an organic group
- sulphonium — the hypothetical univalent radical -SH3
- sulphoxide — any compound containing a sulphinyl group (SO) and a hydrocarbon radical
- sulphurate — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
- sulphurise — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur.
- sulphurize — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
- sulphurous — sulfurous (defs 1, 2).
- super-rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- superbitch — an exceptionally spiteful woman, a very bitchy person
- superheavy — Chemistry, Physics. pertaining to any of a series of elements having an atomic number greater than 103.
- superhelix — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superhuman — above or beyond what is human; having a higher nature or greater powers than humans have: a superhuman being.
- superlight — extremely light
- supermacho — extremely macho
- superphone — a telephone with a high-speed processor that can perform many of the functions of a computer
- supersharp — extremely sharp
- superthick — extremely thick
- supertight — extremely tight
- suretyship — the relationship between the surety, the principal debtor, and the creditor.
- symphilous — of or relating to symphilism
- tatpurusha — a compound of two words in which the first is an attributive noun and the second a substantive, as bookcase, aircraft, or flowerpot.
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- theopneust — inspired by God or a god
- tipu sahib — 1750–99, sultan of Mysore 1782–99.
- toolpusher — a foreman who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig
- tophaceous — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- trap house — a shelter from which the clay pigeons are released in trapshooting.
- truss hoop — a hoop placed around the staves of a barrel to secure them in place.
- typhaceous — belonging to the family of flowering plants Typhaceae
- ultrasharp — (of a monitor or screen) having very high definition
- union shop — a shop, business establishment, or part thereof, in which terms and conditions of employment for all employees are fixed by agreement between the employer and a labor union.
- unperished — not perished
- unpolished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- unpunished — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- unsympathy — lack of sympathy
- upanishads — any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d. c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
- upflashing — flashing or flaring up
- upheapings — acts or instances of heaping up
- upholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- upsmanship — one-upmanship.
- uptightest — most uptight
- virus chip — a glass slide embedded with viral DNA used in DNA sequencing to analyse the genetic makeup of viruses
- washing-up — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- what's up? — If you say to someone 'What's up?' or if you tell them what's up, you are asking them or telling them what is wrong or what is worrying them.
- whisperous — whispery.
- whistle up — to call or summon (a person or animal) by whistling
- worshipful — feeling or showing worship.
- xiphopagus — either of a pair of Siamese twins joined at the lower sternum or xiphoid process
- xiphosuran — any chelicerate arthropod of the subclass Xiphosura, including the horseshoe crabs and many extinct forms