12-letter words containing s, u, h, a
- hypognathous — having the lower jaw or mandible longer than the upper.
- hyposulphate — a salt derived from hyposulphuric 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.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- inexhaustive — not exhaustive; not thorough
- inharmonious — not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
- inhumanities — Plural form of inhumanity.
- isosthenuria — the inability of the kidneys to dilute or concentrate urine
- james hutton — James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.
- johannesburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- katharevousa — The purist form of modern Greek used in traditional literary writing, as opposed to the form that is spoken and used in everyday writing (called demotic).
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- 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.
- laguna hills — a city in SW California.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- last honours — observances of respect at a funeral
- laughing gas — nitrous oxide.
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- lemon squash — lemon soda; a soft drink of lemon juice and soda water.
- litholatrous — of or relating to the worship of stones
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- luteal phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, lasting about two weeks, from ovulation to the beginning of the next menstrual flow.
- macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
- magnus hitch — a knot similar to a clove hitch but taking one more turn around the object to which the line is being bent; rolling hitch.
- mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- massachusett — a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
- megachurches — Plural form of megachurch.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mesognathous — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- metagnathous — Ornithology. having the tips of the mandibles crossed, as the crossbills.
- metamorphous — metamorphic.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- mount pisgah — the mountain slopes to the northeast of the Dead Sea, from one of which, Mount Nebo, Moses viewed Canaan
- mount shasta — Mount, a volcanic peak in N California, in the Cascade Range. 14,161 feet (4315 meters).
- mountain ash — variety of tree
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- muscle beach — a beach where young men display their muscles, engage in calisthenics, etc.
- mushy-headed — inadequately thought out: mushyheaded ideas.
- musicianship — knowledge, skill, and artistic sensitivity in performing music.