13-letter words containing c, h, i, r
- archaeometric — relating to archaeometry
- archaic smile — a conventional representation of the mouth characterized by slightly upturned corners of the lips, found especially on Greek sculpture produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- archbishopric — the rank, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop
- archebacteria — Plural form of archebacterium.
- archeological — of or relating to archaeology.
- archeologists — archaeology.
- archidiaconal — of or relating to an archdeacon or his office
- archie bunker — a poorly educated blue-collar worker, holding ultraconservative, racist, and male-chauvinist opinions.
- archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
- archipelagoes — Plural form of archipelago.
- architectonic — denoting, relating to, or having architectural qualities
- architectural — Architectural means relating to the design and construction of buildings.
- architectured — Designed (according to a form of architecture, or as if by an architect).
- architectures — Plural form of architecture.
- arias sanchez — Oscar. born 1940, Costa Rican statesman; president (1986–90, 2006–2010); Nobel peace prize 1987
- aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
- arithmetician — a person skilled in arithmetic
- arthritically — in an arthritic manner
- arthroconidia — Plural form of arthroconidium.
- arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
- astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- atomic theory — any theory in which matter is regarded as consisting of atoms, esp that proposed by John Dalton postulating that elements are composed of atoms that can combine in definite proportions to form compounds
- audiographics — audiographic teleconferencing
- autapomorphic — (biology) Describing any characteristic that has evolved in only a single species (or other taxon).
- authenticator — a person or thing that authenticates.
- autocatharsis — a therapeutic process designed to free unconscious disturbances by having the patient write about his or her experiences, impressions, etc.
- autographical — Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
- autorickshaws — Plural form of autorickshaw.
- azurmalachite — a blue-green ornamental stone consisting of a mixture of azurite and malachite.
- bachelor girl — a young unmarried woman, esp one who is self-supporting
- back straight — a straight part of a circuit, esp of an athletics track or a racecourse, furthest from the finishing point
- bacteriophage — a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released
- bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
- balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
- barber's itch — any of various fungal infections of the bearded portion of the neck and face
- barrier beach — a sand ridge that rises slightly above the surface of the sea and runs roughly parallel to the shore, from which it is separated by a lagoon.
- batrachotoxin — a steroidal alkaloid, C31H42N2O6, found in the skin of certain Neotropical frogs (genus Phyllobates) and used on poison arrows: one of the most powerful natural neurotoxins known
- beanbag chair — a chair like a large beanbag covered with vinyl, fabric, etc. and filled with foam pellets, as of polystyrene, that shift about to fit one's body
- behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
- benching iron — a triangular, pronged plate driven into the ground to provide a temporary bench mark or turning point.
- berbice chair — large armchair with long arms that can be folded inwards to act as leg rests
- bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
- bibliothecary — a librarian
- binary search — (algorithm) A search algorithm which repeatedly divides an ordered search space in half according to how the required (key) value compares with the middle element. The following pseudo-C routine performs a binary search return the index of the element of vector "thing[first..last]" equal to "target": if (target < thing[first] || target > thing[last]) return NOT_FOUND; while (first < last) { mid = (first+last)/2; /* truncate to integer */ if (target == thing[mid]) return mid; if (target < thing[mid]) last = mid-1; else first = mid+1; } if (target == thing[last]) return last; return NOT_FOUND; (2003-01-14)
- bird-watching — Bird-watching is the activity of watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- birth control — Birth control means planning whether to have children, and using contraception to prevent having them when they are not wanted.
- birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
- birthday card — a greeting card sent on someone's birthday
- bits per inch — (unit) (BPI) A measure of the recording density of a magnetic tape or disk.