12-letter words containing s, h, u, t, l
- heterologous — Biology. of different origin; pertaining to heterology.
- heterosexual — of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- holothurians — Plural form of holothurian.
- honey locust — a thorny North American tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, of the legume family, having small, compound leaves and pods with a sweet pulp.
- honours list — annual list of persons given royal awards
- house lights — lights of a residential building
- housing list — a list of people waiting to obtain council houses
- humiliations — Plural form of humiliation.
- hurtlessness — harmlessness; innocence
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric acid
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- insightfully — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- kletterschuh — a lightweight climbing boot with a canvas or suede upper and Vibram (originally felt or cord) sole
- lady's-thumb — a smartweed, Polygonum persicaria, of the buckwheat family, having pink or purplish flowers and lance-shaped leaves with a spot resembling a thumbprint.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- last honours — observances of respect at a funeral
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- lectureships — Plural form of lectureship.
- leiotrichous — Having smooth hair.
- light-struck — (of a film or the like) damaged by accidental exposure to light.
- litholatrous — of or relating to the worship of stones
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- lithophilous — (of animals and plants) inhabiting or growing in stony places
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- little hours — the canonical hours of prime, terce, sext, and nones in the divine office
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- loutrophoros — Greek and Roman Antiquity. a water jar, characterized by an elongated neck and flaring mouth, used to carry water for the marriage bath and set on the tomb of a person who had been unmarried.
- luteal phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, lasting about two weeks, from ovulation to the beginning of the next menstrual flow.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- muscle shirt — Slang. a T-shirt having short sleeves or no sleeves.
- musk thistle — a composite plant, Carduus nutans, having heads of nodding, rose-purple flowers, introduced into the U.S. from Eurasia.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- nitrophilous — (of plants) growing in soil well supplied with nitrogen
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- phillumenist — a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
- photophilous — of or relating to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light.
- plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- posthumously — arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid