13-letter words containing c, h, o, l, a
- hemimetabolic — (zoology) Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae differing from the adults chiefly in lacking wings.
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- 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
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- 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).
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- high-low-jack — all fours (def 2).
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- hockey player — sportsperson: plays hockey
- 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.
- holy mackerel — astonishment
- homalographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- homiletically — In a homiletic fashion.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- homolographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- horologically — of or relating to horology.
- 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
- hot chocolate — warm drink made with chocolate powder
- 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
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydropathical — Alternative form of hydropathic.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hypobranchial — situated below the gills or beneath the branchial arches.
- hypocalcaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypocalcemia.
- hypocalcaemic — of or relating to hypocalcaemia
- hypoglycaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypoglycemia.
- hypoglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hypoglycemic.
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- hyponymically — In a hyponymic way.
- hypotheticals — Plural form of hypothetical.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- iatrochemical — relating to iatrochemistry or iatrochemists
- ichthyofaunal — relating to ichthyofauna
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- infant school — In Britain, an infant school is a school for children between the ages of five and seven.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- johnny collar — a small, pointed collar on a shirt, dress bodice, or the like, with close-fitting neckline.
- lace-up shoes — shoes which are fastened with laces
- laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.