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14-letter words containing c, h, r, o, n, e

  • herring choker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
  • heterochronism — a change in the stage at which developmental processes take place relative to members of the same species
  • heterochronous — a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.
  • heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
  • hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
  • historicalness — The quality of being historical.
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
  • honey-coloured — having the colour of honey
  • honeycomb work — stalactite work.
  • honours course — a degree course at honours level
  • hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
  • horrorstricken — Alternative spelling of horror-stricken.
  • horse chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
  • horse-chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
  • hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
  • hydronephrotic — of, relating to, or affected by hydronephrosis
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hydroxybenzoic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydroxybenzoic acid or its derivatives.
  • hyperconscious — acutely aware.
  • hyperexcretion — excessive excretion
  • hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
  • hyperresonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
  • hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.
  • hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
  • image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
  • in the process — If you are doing something and you do something else in the process, you do the second thing as part of doing the first thing.
  • inapproachable — not approachable.
  • interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
  • inverted chord — a chord in which the notes are transposed such that the root, originally in the bass, is placed in an upper part.
  • itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
  • john c fremont — John Charles, 1813–90, U.S. general and explorer: first Republican presidential candidate, 1856.
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • kinetic theory — the theory that the minute particles of all matter are in constant motion and that the temperature of a substance is dependent on the velocity of this motion, increased motion being accompanied by increased temperature: according to the kinetic theory of gases, the elasticity, diffusion, pressure, and other physical properties of a gas are due to the rapid motion in straight lines of its molecules, to their impacts against each other and the walls of the container, to weak cohesive forces between molecules, etc.
  • knock together — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • know the score — understand the situation
  • lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
  • light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
  • lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
  • lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
  • macaroni wheat — durum wheat.
  • magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
  • microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
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