14-letter words containing c, h, i, t, l
- chromium steel — a very hard alloy steel containing chromium
- chronometrical — a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
- circular light — light that is circularly polarized.
- circular pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- civil rightist — a person who actively supports or works for safeguarding or obtaining civil rights.
- civil twilight — the period of time during which the sun is 6° below the horizon
- class 5 switch — (communications) The lowest designation used in AT&T's hierarchical General Toll Switching Plan, developed in 1929.
- claustrophilia — abnormal pleasure derived from being in a confined space
- claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
- claustrophobic — You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
- clavicytherium — a kind of harpsichord
- cleistothecium — (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
- climate change — change occurring in the Earth's overall climate and in particular climates, now regarded as a result of human activity and resulting generally in global warming
- climb the wall — If you say that you are climbing the walls, you are emphasizing that you feel very frustrated, nervous, or anxious.
- clincher-built — clinker-built (def 2).
- clock-watching — the act of checking the time in anticipation of a break or the end of the working day
- cloister garth — garth (def 1).
- coal-tar pitch — a residue left by the distillation of coal tar: a mixture of hydrocarbons and finely divided carbon used as a binder for fuel briquettes, road surfaces, and carbon electrodes
- coherent light — light in which the electromagnetic waves maintain a fixed and predictable phase relationship with each other over a period of time.
- consultantship — the office or function of a consultant
- contact flight — a flight in which the pilot remains in sight of land or water
- controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- coquilhatville — former name of Mbandaka.
- cotswold hills — range of hills in SW central England, mostly in Gloucestershire
- cotton thistle — Scotch thistle.
- courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- cyberthrillers — Plural form of cyberthriller.
- cycling shorts — tight-fitting shorts reaching partway to the knee for cycling, sport, etc
- cycloaliphatic — (of an organic compound) aliphatic in chemical behaviour but having its carbon atoms in a ring
- cystolithiasis — a medical condition caused by the formation of a calculus in the bladder
- cytopathologic — the science dealing with the study of the diseases of cells.
- dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
- dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- diagonal cloth — a twilled fabric woven with distinctly diagonal lines.
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- dichotomically — division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
- dutch colonial — of or relating to the domestic architecture of Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey, often characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves over porches on the long sides.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- election night — the evening when the votes from an election are being counted
- electric chair — execution apparatus
- electric light — a light powered by electricity
- electric shock — electric current entering the body
- electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- elevator pitch — an informal an extremely short and pithy version of a sales pitch or business plan
- empathetically — In an empathetic way.
- emphaticalness — The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.