13-letter words containing c, h, i, a, o
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemimetabolic — (zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- heortological — of or relating to heortology
- hepatectomies — Plural form of hepatectomy.
- heptadecanoic — as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid
- 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.
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- heroin addict — sb dependent on heroin
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- heterographic — Misspelled; of or pertaining to an incorrect spelling or a spelling that differs from accepted standards.
- heterological — (grammar) Of an adjective, not describing itself.
- heteroplastic — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heterothallic — having mycelia of two unlike types, both of which must participate in the sexual process. Compare homothallic (def 1).
- hexanoic acid — caproic acid.
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- high-low-jack — all fours (def 2).
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- hogarth chair — a Queen Anne chair having a solid splat and cabriole legs, all pieces having a cyma curve or outline.
- holometabolic — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism.
- holy alliance — a league formed by the principal sovereigns of Europe in 1815 with the professed object of promoting Christian brotherhood but the practical object of repressing democratic revolutions and institutions. The English and Turkish rulers and Pope Pius VII did not join the league.
- homalographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- homiletically — In a homiletic fashion.
- homochromatic — of or relating to one hue; monochromatic.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- homolographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- honoris causa — for the sake of honour
- horologically — of or relating to horology.
- horrification — That which causes horror.
- horticultural — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- hospital case — a patient that is being, or needs to be, treated in a hospital
- housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- human cloning — the act of producing a human as a clone
- hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
- hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
- 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.
- hydropathical — Alternative form of hydropathic.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hypercyanotic — blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- hyperromantic — extremely or excessively romantic
- hypersarcosis — a fleshy outgrowth
- 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.