14-letter words containing c, a, t, e, h, u
- drag parachute — drogue parachute (def 2).
- drag-parachute — Also called drogue. a small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack.
- dwarf chestnut — the edible nut of the chinquapin tree
- eastern church — any of the churches originating in countries formerly part of the Eastern Roman Empire, observing an Eastern rite and adhering to the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed; Byzantine Church.
- enthusiastical — (obsolete) enthusiastic.
- euphuistically — In a euphuistic manner.
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- extravehicular — Of or relating to an activity performed in space outside a spacecraft.
- face the music — an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
- gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- haven't a clue — If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
- heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
- hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- hunter's sauce — chasseur (def 4).
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
- inauthenticity — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- jump the track — to go suddenly off the rails
- lake neuchâtel — a lake in W Switzerland: the largest lake wholly in Switzerland. Area: 216 sq km (83 sq miles)
- langue de chat — a flat sweet finger-shaped biscuit
- late check-out — A late check-out at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check out later than the normal time.
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- leucocythaemia — leukaemia
- march fracture — a hairline crack in a bone, especially of a foot or leg, caused by repeated or prolonged stress and often occurring in runners, dancers, and soldiers (march fracture)
- master butcher — a butcher who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- multicharacter — (of a book, play, film, etc) involving or relating to several characters
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- null character — Computers. a control character representing nothing, with the value of binary zero, but having special meaning when interpreted as text, as in marking the end of character strings.
- on the surface — to all appearances
- orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- parachute jump — leaping from aircraft with a parachute
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- platycephalous — flat-headed
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.