14-letter words containing c, h, o, y
- holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
- honey-coloured — having the colour of honey
- honeycomb work — stalactite work.
- honorary canon — a priest attached to a cathedral but not entitled to receive a stipend or to vote in the chapter.
- horace greeley — Horace, 1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- hydrazoic acid — a colorless, very explosive, poisonous liquid, HN 3 , having a penetrating odor and irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes.
- hydriodic acid — a colorless corrosive liquid, HI, an aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide.
- hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
- hydrocellulose — a gelatinous substance obtained by the partial hydrolysis of cellulose, used chiefly in the manufacture of paper, mercerized cotton, and viscose rayon.
- hydrocephaloid — resembling hydrocephalus.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydrochlorides — Plural form of hydrochloride.
- hydrocolloidal — of or relating to a hydrocolloid
- hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- hydrodynamical — Hydrodynamic.
- hydroextractor — a device that dries things by means of the material to be dried being spun around the device's central axis
- hydrographical — Hydrographic.
- hydrologically — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolytically — By means of hydrolysis.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hydronephrotic — of, relating to, or affected by hydronephrosis
- hydropathicity — (chemistry) The relative hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of a compound, especially of an amino acid residue in a protein.
- hydrophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being hydrophilic.
- hydrophobicity — (chemistry, uncountable) The condition of being hydrophobic.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydroponically — Using hydroponics.
- hydroscopicity — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
- hydroxybenzoic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydroxybenzoic acid or its derivatives.
- hydroxybutyric — Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.
- hygroscopicity — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hyperbolically — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperchromatic — Hyperchromic.
- hyperconscious — acutely aware.
- hypercorrectly — In a hypercorrect manner.
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- hyperexcretion — excessive excretion
- hypergeometric — of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
- hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
- hyperkeratotic — Pathology. proliferation of the cells of the cornea. a thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
- hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
- hyperresonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
- hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.