15-letter words containing s, h, u, t, e

langston hughes — Charles Evans, 1862–1948, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1930–41.
largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
lighthouse tube — a vacuum tube with the electrodes arranged in parallel layers closely spaced, giving a relatively high-power output at high frequencies.
lose your heart — If you lose your heart to someone, you fall in love with them.
luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
methylcellulose — a grayish-white powder prepared from cellulose that swells to a highly viscous colloidal solution in water: used as a food additive and in water paints, leather tanning, and cosmetics.
montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
mother superior — the head of a Christian religious community for women.
multihomed host — A host which has more than one connection to a network. The host may send and receive data over any of the links but will not route traffic for other nodes.
multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
muslim brothers — an organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906–49), calling for a return to rigid orthodoxy, the overthrow of secular governments, and a restoration of the theocratic state.
naismith's rule — a rule of thumb for calculating the time needed for a climbing expedition, allowing 1 hour for every 3 miles of distance plus 1 hour for every 2000 feet of height
natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
neo-lutheranism — a movement begun in the 19th century in Germany and Scandinavia to revive the orthodox principles, beliefs, and practices of the Lutheran Church.
neuroprosthesis — A prosthesis used to improve the function of an impaired nervous system.
neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
new south wales — a state in SE Australia. 309,433 sq. mi. (801,430 sq. km). Capital: Sydney.
non-exhaustible — to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.
nucleosynthesis — the formation of new atomic nuclei by nuclear reactions, thought to occur in the interiors of stars and in the early stages of development of the universe.
nucleosynthetic — Of or pertaining to nucleosynthesis.
null hypothesis — (in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be tested.
nyquist theorem — (communications) A theorem stating that when an analogue waveform is digitised, only the frequencies in the waveform below half the sampling frequency will be recorded. In order to reconstruct (interpolate) a signal from a sequence of samples, sufficient samples must be recorded to capture the peaks and troughs of the original waveform. If a waveform is sampled at less than twice its frequency the reconstructed waveform will effectively contribute only noise. This phenomenon is called "aliasing" (the high frequencies are "under an alias"). This is why the best digital audio is sampled at 44,000 Hz - twice the average upper limit of human hearing. The Nyquist Theorem is not specific to digitised signals (represented by discrete amplitude levels) but applies to any sampled signal (represented by discrete time values), not just sound.
okhotsk current — a cold ocean current flowing SW from the Bering Sea, E of the Kurile Islands, along the E coast of Japan where it meets the Japan Current.
one's last hour — the time of one's death
openmouthedness — the state or condition of being filled with amazement and wonder
outside the box — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
overthrust belt — an elongate area in which thick rock layers have been pushed over one another by compressional forces within the earth's crust.
oyster mushroom — oyster cap.
penshurst place — a 14th-century mansion near Tunbridge Wells in Kent: birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney; gardens laid out from 1560
pheasant coucal — a brown and black, red-eyed Australian bird, Centropus phasianinus, with a pheasantlike tail.
phosphate group — the group or radical obtained by removal of one or more hydrogen atoms from phosphoric acid.
pithecanthropus — a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.
planter's punch — a punch made with rum, lime juice, sugar, and water or soda.
polyphemus moth — a large, yellowish-brown American silkworm moth, Antheraea polyphemus, having a prominent eyespot on each hind wing and feeding on cherry, apple, and other trees.
pseudoarthrosis — a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united
pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
put on the spot — If you put someone on the spot, you cause them to have to answer a difficult question or make a difficult decision.
put sb to death — If someone is put to death, they are executed.
put sb to shame — If someone puts you to shame, they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do.
put the nips in — to exert pressure on someone, esp in order to extort money
put to the test — check performance
quasi-technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.

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