8-letter words containing u, l, n
- silurian — of or relating to the Silures or their country.
- silvanus — the god of forests and uncultivated land, later worshiped under three aspects, as the protector of the house, of the herds, and of the boundaries of the farm.
- simulant — simulating; feigning; imitating.
- sinfully — characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
- singular — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
- skulking — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
- sludging — intravascular slowing or clumping of red blood cells.
- sluffing — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- slugging — a hard blow or hit, especially with a fist or baseball bat.
- sluicing — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- slumming — Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slumping — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- slurring — to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
- snarl up — To snarl something up means to cause problems which prevent it continuing or making progress.
- snootful — a sufficient amount of liquor to cause intoxication.
- solution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- spansule — a modified-release capsule of a drug
- splenium — a structure in the brain
- splenius — a broad muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper part of the thoracic region, the action of which draws the head backward and assists in turning it to one side.
- spoonful — as much as a spoon can hold.
- squalene — an oil, C 3 0 H 5 0 , intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol, obtained for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
- stunsail — studdingsail.
- sublunar — situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.
- subnasal — situated beneath the nose
- subnodal — below the level of a node
- subpanel — a panel that is part of a larger panel
- subplant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- subtilin — an antibiotic peptide drug derived from Bacillus subtilis, predominantly used to combat various pathogenic fungi as well as Gram-positive bacteria
- subzonal — located under a zona, esp under the zona of an ovum
- succinyl — either of the two radicals of succinic acid
- suckling — Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.
- suddenly — happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
- suleiman — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
- sulfinyl — containing the sulfinyl group; thionyl.
- sulfonic — sulfo.
- sulfonyl — sulfuryl.
- sulindac — a yellow crystalline substance, C 2 0 H 1 7 FO 3 S, that is used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.
- sullenly — showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- sullivan — Annie (Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy) 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
- sulphone — any of a class of organic compounds containing the divalent group –SO2 linked to two other organic groups. Certain sulphones are used in the treatment of leprosy and tuberculosis
- sultanic — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- sun belt — the southern and southwestern region of the U.S.
- sun lamp — a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- sunblind — a blind, such as a Venetian blind, that shades a room from the sun's glare
- sunblock — a substance that provides a high degree of protection against sunburn, often preventing most tanning as well as burning, as by obstructing the penetration of ultraviolet rays.
- sundrily — in sundry or distinct ways; variously
- sunglass — burning glass.
- sunlight — the light of the sun; sunshine.
- sunscald — injury to the leaves, bark, or underlying tissues of woody plants due to the combined effects of heat, humidity, and intense sunshine.
- supernal — being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.