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14-letter words containing c, h, r, i

  • arithmetically — the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics.
  • art historical — of or relating to the history of art or to its study: art historical documents on 16th-century painting.
  • art-historical — of or concerned with the history of art
  • arteriographic — relating to arteriography
  • arthrocentesis — The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections.
  • arthroconidium — A kind of asexual fungal spore, typically produced by segmentation of pre-existing fungal hyphae.
  • ascii graphics — ASCII art
  • asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
  • asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
  • astrochemistry — the study of the chemistry of celestial bodies and space, esp by means of spectroscopy
  • astrophysicist — An astrophysicist is someone who studies astrophysics.
  • asynchronicity — (uncountable) The state of being asynchronous.
  • asynchronistic — Not synchronistic.
  • athletic heart — nonpathological enlargement of the heart resulting from intensive aerobic exercise.
  • audience share — the percentage of households with television sets in use or tuned to a particular station during a specific period of time.
  • autobiographic — marked by or dealing with one's own experiences or life history; of or in the manner of an autobiography: autobiographical material; an autobiographical novel.
  • azimuth circle — a device for measuring azimuths, consisting of a graduated ring equipped with a sighting vane on each side, which fits concentrically over a compass.
  • backscratching — a long-handled device for scratching one's own back.
  • bacteriophages — Plural form of bacteriophage.
  • baltimore chop — a batted ball that takes a high bounce upon hitting the ground on or immediately in front of home plate, often enabling the batter to reach first base safely.
  • bark chippings — small pieces of tree bark used chiefly for pathways in gardens or woodland
  • bathygraphical — (of a maps) representing the contours of the seabed
  • batrachophobia — fear of amphibians
  • batrachophobic — relating to the fear of toads and frogs
  • be cursed with — to be afflicted with; suffer from
  • be struck with — to be attracted to or impressed by
  • bean bag chair — a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
  • bean-bag chair — a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
  • biceps brachii — See under biceps.
  • big red switch — (jargon)   (BRS) IBM jargon for the power switch on a computer, especially the "Emergency Pull" switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red. "This [email protected]%$% bitty box is hung again; time to hit the Big Red Switch." It is alleged that the emergency pull switch on an IBM 360/91 actually fired a non-conducting bolt into the main power feed; the BRSes on more recent mainframes physically drop a block into place so that they can't be pushed back in. People get fired for pulling them, especially inappropriately (see also molly-guard). Compare power cycle, three-finger salute, 120 reset; see also scram switch.
  • bioarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
  • bircher muesli — a type of muesli containing softened oats, dried fruit, and apple
  • birthing chair — a chair constructed to allow a woman in labour to give birth in a sitting position
  • blacktip shark — a widely distributed sand shark, Charcharinus limbatus, having fins that appear to have been dipped in ink, inhabiting shallow waters of warm seas.
  • board chairman — the chairman of the board of a company, etc
  • body of christ — the Christian Church
  • boring machine — a machine that bores holes, tunnels, etc
  • brachycephalic — having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80
  • brachydactylia — abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes.
  • brachydactylic — having abnormally short fingers or toes
  • brachydiagonal — the shorter lateral axis of a rhombic prism
  • brachypinakoid — the side parallel to the shorter horizontal axis in a crystal
  • braddock hills — a town in SE Pennsylvania.
  • branch officer — (in the British navy since 1949) any officer who holds warrant
  • branched chain — an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
  • branchial arch — Zoology. one of a series of bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians; gill bar.
  • branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
  • braunschweiger — a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig
  • brecknockshire — a historic county in S Wales, now part of Powys, Gwent, and Mid Glamorgan.
  • breech-loading — (of a firearm) loaded at the breech
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