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14-letter words containing a, r, t, h, o, c

  • herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
  • heteroaromatic — a heterocyclic aromatic compound.
  • heteroclitical — (obsolete) Anomalous, heteroclite.
  • heterokaryotic — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
  • heterolecithal — having an unequal distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
  • heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
  • hierogrammatic — of or relating to a hierogram
  • historicalness — The quality of being historical.
  • histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
  • hors de combat — disabled or injured
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
  • hydroextractor — a device that dries things by means of the material to be dried being spun around the device's central axis
  • hydrolytically — By means of hydrolysis.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydropathicity — (chemistry) The relative hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of a compound, especially of an amino acid residue in a protein.
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hyperchromatic — Hyperchromic.
  • hyperkeratotic — Pathology. proliferation of the cells of the cornea. a thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
  • hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
  • hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
  • hypertrophical — relating to hypertrophy
  • hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
  • hypocritically — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
  • ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
  • ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
  • ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
  • image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
  • interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
  • lithochromatic — relating to or produced by painting on stone
  • lithographical — Of or pertaining to lithography.
  • macaroni wheat — durum wheat.
  • magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • metachromatism — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
  • metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
  • method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
  • micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
  • misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
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