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14-letter words containing c, h, e, y

  • hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
  • hyperexcitable — an excessive reaction to stimuli.
  • hyperexcretion — excessive excretion
  • hypergeometric — of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
  • hyperglycaemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
  • hyperglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic.
  • hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
  • 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.
  • hyperlipidemic — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
  • hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
  • hyperparasitic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperparasitism.
  • hyperrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • hyperresonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
  • hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.
  • hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
  • hypertechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
  • hypertrichosis — excessive growth of hair.
  • hypertrophical — relating to hypertrophy
  • hyperuricaemia — an abnormal elevation of uric acid in the blood
  • hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
  • hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
  • hyperviscosity — the abnormal thickening of a liquid
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
  • hypophysectomy — excision of the pituitary gland.
  • hypothetically — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • hysterectomies — Plural form of hysterectomy.
  • hysterectomise — Alt form hysterectomize.
  • hysterectomize — to remove the uterus from by surgery.
  • hysteroscopies — Plural form of hysteroscopy.
  • 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.
  • immethodically — Unmethodically.
  • impeachability — The state or condition of being impeachable.
  • inauthenticity — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
  • indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
  • irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
  • isothiocyanate — a chemical compound containing the univalent radical –NCS.
  • kelyphitic rim — a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
  • keynote speech — opening address at a conference
  • kidney machine — artificial kidney.
  • kinetic theory — the theory that the minute particles of all matter are in constant motion and that the temperature of a substance is dependent on the velocity of this motion, increased motion being accompanied by increased temperature: according to the kinetic theory of gases, the elasticity, diffusion, pressure, and other physical properties of a gas are due to the rapid motion in straight lines of its molecules, to their impacts against each other and the walls of the container, to weak cohesive forces between molecules, etc.
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • latchkey child — a child who must spend at least part of the day alone and unsupervised, as when the parents are away at work.
  • lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
  • leucocythaemia — leukaemia
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