13-letter words containing c, h, a, n, d, r
- finisher card — (in manufacturing fibers) the last card in the carding process, for converting stock into roving.
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
- french canada — the areas of Canada, esp in the province of Quebec, where French Canadians predominate
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- garden orache — a plant of the goosefoot family, Atriplex hortensis, which is cultivated as a vegetable and used like spinach
- gonadotrophic — Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads.
- grand duchess — the wife or widow of a grand duke.
- grandchildren — a child of one's son or daughter.
- h and d curve — characteristic curve.
- hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals
- handcraftsman — A handicraftsman.
- handkerchiefs — Plural form of handkerchief.
- hard currency — money that is backed by gold reserves and is readily convertible into foreign currencies.
- harishchandra — also known as Bharatendu. 1850–85, Indian poet, dramatist, and essayist, who established Hindi as a literary language
- hefner candle — a German unit of luminous intensity, equal to 0.92 of a candela.
- henceforwards — (archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
- hendecahedron — a solid figure having 11 faces.
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- heroin addict — sb dependent on heroin
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- hydrocracking — the cracking of petroleum or the like in the presence of hydrogen.
- hydrodynamics — the branch of fluid dynamics that deals with liquids, including hydrostatics and hydrokinetics.
- hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hypo-chondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypochondriac — Also, hypochondriacal, H05/H0509000 hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-kuh l, ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl. Psychiatry. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health: The comedy is aimed at the hypochondriac demographic. produced by hypochondria: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- invalid chair — a chair specially designed for an invalid to sit in
- marching band — musical group that parades
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- merchandisers — Plural form of merchandiser.
- merchandising — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandizing — Alternative spelling of merchandising.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- monochromated — Fitted with a monochromator.
- mood enhancer — something, esp a drug, that has the effect of lifting a person's mood
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.
- niedersachsen — German name of Lower Saxony.
- non-adherence — the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
- orchidomaniac — a person who is obsessed with or has a passion for orchids
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
- reading chair — a chair of the 18th century having an adjustable reading stand attached to the back and a crest rail extending forward on both sides to form armrests, designed to be sat on facing the back.
- redondo beach — a city in SW California.
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- scalenohedral — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
- scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
- schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
- seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds