15-letter words containing c, h, e, y
- eleutherodactyl — (of a bird) having the hind toe free
- encephalography — Any of various techniques for recording the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
- endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
- epichlorohydrin — an organic compound used as a solvent in resin-making
- ethnic minority — an immigrant or racial group regarded by those claiming to speak for the cultural majority as distinct and unassimilated
- ethnocentricity — Practising or the policies surrounding being ethnocentric.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- ethnopsychology — The scientific study of psychological concepts as they exist across different ethnic groups.
- ethyl carbamate — a colourless odourless crystalline ester that is used in the manufacture of pesticides, fungicides, and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CO(NH2)OC2H5
- ethyl cellulose — an ethyl ether of cellulose obtained as a white granular solid by treating wood pulp soaked in sodium hydroxide (alkali cellulose) with ethyl chloride: used in adhesives, plastics, insulation, etc.
- ethylene glycol — a colorless, viscous liquid, HOCH2CH2OH, used as an antifreeze, as a solvent, in resins, etc.
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- every which way — Every which way and any which way are used to emphasize that something happens, or might happen, in a lot of different ways, or using a lot of different methods.
- exchangeability — The condition of being exchangeable.
- exoerythrocytic — occurring outside the red blood cells, esp of a developmental stage of protozoan parasites
- factory chimney — a tall chimney of a factory
- fetch and carry — to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- fetishistically — in a fetishistic manner
- fly honeysuckle — either of two honeysuckle shrubs, Lonicera canadensis, of eastern North America, or L. xylosteum, of Eurasia, having paired yellowish flowers tinged with red.
- food technology — a branch of technology that is involved in the production of food
- frederick henry — 1584–1647, prince of Orange and count of Nassau; son of William (I) the Silent
- french mulberry — a shrub, Callicarpa americana, of the verbena family, of the south-central U.S. and the West Indies, having violet-colored fruit and bluish flowers.
- gene technology — manipulation of DNA
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- gladbach-rheydt — a former city in W Germany; now part of Mönchengladbach.
- graveyard watch — graveyard shift.
- haulage company — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- have a nice day — pleasantry
- have itchy feet — to be restless; have a desire to travel
- hay conditioner — either of two machines, one designed to crush stems of hay, the other to break and bend them, in order to cause more rapid and even drying
- heliocentricity — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- heliometrically — By means of, or in terms of, heliometry.
- hemicraniectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.
- hemicryptophyte — any perennial plant that bears its overwintering buds at soil level, where they are often partly covered by surface debris
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- hemodynamically — With regard to hemodynamics.
- hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
- hendecasyllable — a word or line of verse of 11 syllables.
- henry cavendish — Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
- hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- heterocercality — the condition or state of having a heterocercal tail
- heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- hexylresorcinol — white or yellowish-white, needle-shaped crystals, C 12 H 18 O 2 , used chiefly as an antiseptic and for the expulsion of intestinal worms.
- high technology — any technology requiring the most sophisticated scientific equipment and advanced engineering techniques, as microelectronics, data processing, genetic engineering, or telecommunications (opposed to low technology).
- high-dependency — needing or providing a more than usually high level of healthcare
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
- holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
- holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
- homeopathically — By means of homeopathy.