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13-letter words containing u, n, h, o, l

  • luncheon meat — any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads.
  • luncheonettes — Plural form of luncheonette.
  • lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
  • melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
  • melanochroous — having dark-coloured or black skin
  • national hunt — the racing of horses on racecourses with jumps
  • neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
  • neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
  • neurohormonal — pertaining to or controlled by a neurohormone.
  • neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
  • non-scheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
  • nonhomologous — having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
  • nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
  • nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
  • nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
  • on the bubble — in a situation in which the outcome is uncertain but already in the process of being determined or decided
  • on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  • one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
  • openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
  • organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
  • outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • phylloquinone — vitamin K1.
  • plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
  • plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
  • pound-foolish — not handling large sums of money wisely
  • quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
  • quintillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros.
  • roughing mill — a rolling mill for converting steel ingots into blooms, billets, or slabs.
  • school outing — a short trip that a school organizes for schoolchildren, usually during the school day, to a place of interest such as museum or art gallery
  • shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
  • snowball bush — guelder rose.
  • south holland — a province in the SW Netherlands. 1086 sq. mi. (2810 sq. km). Capital: The Hague.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
  • sphagnicolous — growing in moss
  • stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
  • suffolk punch — a breed of draught horse with a chestnut coat and short legs
  • sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
  • sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
  • sunday school — a school, now usually in connection with a church, for religious instruction on Sunday.
  • synchronously — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
  • the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
  • thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
  • thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
  • toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
  • touch-in-goal — the area at each end of the field outside of a touch-in-goal line.
  • touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
  • ultramarathon — any footrace of 50 or more miles.
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