12-letter words containing s, h, i, l
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polymorphism — the state or condition of being polymorphous.
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- polysulphide — any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na2S2, Na2S3, Na2S4, etc
- polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- posthospital — following treatment in a hospital
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- psephologist — A psephologist studies how people vote in elections.
- psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
- psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
- psychologize — to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
- psychosocial — of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- push polling — the use of loaded questions in a supposedly objective telephone opinion poll during a political campaign in order to bias voters against an opposing candidate
- qinling shan — mountain range in NC China, extending across Gansu, Shaanxi, & Henan provinces: highest peak, c. 13,500 ft (4,115 m)
- qualmishness — The quality of being qualmish.
- re-establish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- refreshingly — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- reichsthaler — a silver thaler of Germany, originally issued in 1566; rix-dollar.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- relinquished — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- relinquisher — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- replenishing — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- rhizophilous — (esp of insects) preferring to live or grow near or on roots
- rhode island — US state
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- saccharoidal — having a crystalline or granular texture: said esp. of some sandstones and marbles
- sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
- sailing ship — a large ship equipped with sails.
- saint helena — Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- saint helens — a city in Merseyside, in NW England, near Liverpool.
- saint helier — a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). Capital: St. Helier.
- saint phalle — Niki de [nik-ee duh;; French nee-kee duh] /ˈnɪk i də;; French niˈki də/ (Show IPA), 1930–2002, French sculptor and painter.
- saint-mihiel — a town in NE France, on the Meuse River, NW of Nancy: captured by American forces 1918.
- salesmanship — the technique of selling a product: They used a promotional gimmick that was the last word in salesmanship.
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- schappe silk — a yarn or fabric of or similar to spun silk.
- scheme-linda — A Scheme interface to Linda written by Ulf Dahlen of University of Edinburgh in 1990. It runs on the Computing Surface and the Symmetry.
- schererville — a town in NW Indiana.