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17-letter words containing a, h, e

  • court of chancery — (in the US) a court of equity
  • court-of-chancery — chancery (def 4a).
  • crampon technique — a climbing style that uses crampons
  • cream of the crop — the best of a group
  • creature of habit — If you say that someone is a creature of habit, you mean that they usually do the same thing at the same time each day, rather than doing new and different things.
  • cromwellian chair — an upright oaken chair, often with arms, having all pieces turned and a seat and back panel of leather or cloth attached with brass-headed nails.
  • cross one's heart — to promise or pledge, esp by making the sign of a cross over one's heart
  • culpable homicide — manslaughter
  • cultural exchange — an exchange of students, artists, athletes, etc., between two countries to promote mutual understanding.
  • cushing's disease — a rare condition caused by excess corticosteroid hormones in the body, characterized chiefly by obesity of the trunk and face, high blood pressure, fatigue, and loss of calcium from the bones
  • cyanogen chloride — a colorless, volatile, poisonous liquid, CNCl, used chiefly in the synthesis of compounds containing the cyano group.
  • cyclamen aldehyde — a colorless to light-yellow alcohol-soluble, synthetic liquid, C 13 H 18 O, having a strong floral odor, used chiefly in perfumes, especially those of soap.
  • cyrillic alphabet — the alphabet derived from that of the Greeks, supposedly by Saint Cyril, for the writing of Slavonic languages: now used primarily for Russian, Bulgarian, and the Serbian dialect of Serbo-Croat
  • cytoarchitectonic — Of or pertaining to cytoarchitectonics (cytoarchitecture).
  • dante (alighieri) — (born Durante Alighieri) 1265-1321; It. poet: wrote The Divine Comedy
  • daphnis and chloe — two lovers in pastoral literature, esp in a prose idyll attributed to the Greek writer Longus
  • daughter language — a language that has evolved from another specified language.
  • de-baathification — the process of removing the members and influence of the Ba'ath Party from public office in Iraq following the US-led invasion of 2003
  • dead in the water — If you say that someone or something is dead in the water, you are emphasizing that they have failed, and that there is little hope of them being successful in the future.
  • dead man's handle — a safety switch on a piece of machinery, such as a train, that allows operation only while depressed by the operator
  • dead to the world — unaware of one's surroundings, esp fast asleep or very drunk
  • deadly nightshade — a poisonous Eurasian solanaceous plant, Atropa belladonna, having dull purple bell-shaped flowers and small very poisonous black berries
  • death certificate — A death certificate is an official certificate signed by a doctor which states the cause of a person's death.
  • death's-head moth — a European hawk moth, Acherontia atropos, having markings resembling a human skull on its upper thorax
  • deathwatch beetle — a beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, whose woodboring larvae are a serious pest. The adult produces a rapid tapping sound with its head that was once popularly supposed to presage death
  • deepwater horizon — an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, 40 miles (64km) south-east off the coast of Louisiana, that suffered a massive oil spill following an explosion in April 2010
  • defence mechanism — A defence mechanism is a way of behaving or thinking which is not conscious or deliberate and is an automatic reaction to unpleasant experiences or feelings such as anxiety and fear.
  • defense mechanism — A defense mechanism is a way of behaving or thinking which is not conscious or deliberate and is an automatic reaction to unpleasant experiences or feelings such as anxiety and fear.
  • dehistoricization — The process or result of dehistoricizing.
  • dehospitalization — hospitalization insurance.
  • dehydrochlorinase — an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen and chlorine atoms or ions from chlorinated hydrocarbons.
  • dehydrochlorinate — to remove hydrogen chloride or chlorine and hydrogen from (a substance).
  • demythologization — The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
  • denatured alcohol — ethanol rendered unfit for human consumption by the addition of a noxious substance, as in methylated spirits
  • dendroarchaeology — (archaeology) the science that uses dendrochronology to date wooden material from archaeological sites.
  • dental technician — a person who constructs and repairs artificial teeth
  • dephlogisticating — Present participle of dephlogisticate.
  • dephosphorylation — the removal of a phosphate group from an organic compound, as in the changing of ATP to ADP.
  • designated hitter — In baseball, a designated hitter is a player who bats in place of the pitcher.
  • despotic monarchy — absolute monarchy.
  • dessert chocolate — cooking chocolate
  • desynchronisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of desynchronization.
  • desynchronization — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
  • dextroamphetamine — a dextrorotatory amphetamine, used to suppress appetite
  • diacetone alcohol — a colorless, flammable liquid with a pleasant odor, C 6 H 12 O 2 : used as a solvent for lacquers, dyes, cellulose nitrate, and resins.
  • dialect geography — linguistic geography
  • diaphragm pessary — a device for inserting into the vagina to deliver a drug, such as a contraceptive
  • diaphragm shutter — a camera shutter having a group of overlapping blades that open and close at the center when exposing film.
  • dibutyl phthalate — a colorless oily liquid, C 16 H 22 O 4 , insoluble in water, used as a solvent, insect repellent, and plasticizer.
  • dictating machine — a device that records spoken words, as on audiocassettes, for playing back later to prepare a transcript
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