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13-letter words containing c, h, r, o

  • heterothallic — having mycelia of two unlike types, both of which must participate in the sexual process. Compare homothallic (def 1).
  • heterothermic — Relating to, or exhibiting, heterothermy.
  • heterotrophic — capable of utilizing only organic materials as a source of food.
  • heterozygotic — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
  • hickory hills — a town in NE Illinois.
  • hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
  • hieroglyphics — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
  • high-coloured — (of the complexion) deep red or purplish; florid
  • historicizing — Present participle of historicize.
  • histrionicism — histrionic behaviour or acts
  • hockey player — sportsperson: plays hockey
  • hogarth chair — a Queen Anne chair having a solid splat and cabriole legs, all pieces having a cyma curve or outline.
  • holosericeous — covered with short, silky hairs.
  • holy mackerel — astonishment
  • homalographic — representing parts with like proportions.
  • home comforts — things in a house that make it comfortable
  • home computer — a personal computer used in the home.
  • home-schooler — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
  • homeschoolers — Plural form of homeschooler.
  • homework club — an after-school club where students can stay to do their homework
  • homochromatic — of or relating to one hue; monochromatic.
  • homoeroticism — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
  • homoiothermic — (of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundings; warm-blooded
  • homolographic — representing parts with like proportions.
  • homopolymeric — relating to or made of homopolymers
  • honey creeper — any of several small, usually brightly colored birds, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, of tropical and semitropical America.
  • honeycreepers — Plural form of honeycreeper.
  • honor society — (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities.
  • honorifically — In a honorific manner.
  • honoris causa — for the sake of honour
  • honors course — a course in a university or college consisting largely of independent research terminating in a dissertation or a comprehensive examination, and earning for the student who passes it a degree with distinction.
  • honour school — (at Oxford University) one of the courses of study leading to an honours degree
  • hormic theory — a theory that holds all behavior to be purposive, whether conscious or unconscious.
  • horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
  • horologically — of or relating to horology.
  • horrification — That which causes horror.
  • horror-struck — stricken with horror; horrified; aghast.
  • hors concours — noting an artist, architect, or the like, not competing or not qualified to compete for the prizes in an exhibit or competition.
  • horticultural — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
  • hortus siccus — a collection of dried plants; herbarium.
  • hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
  • host computer — the main computer in a network: controls or performs certain functions for other computers.
  • hot cross bun — a bun with a cross of frosting on it, eaten chiefly during Lent.
  • house cricket — a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
  • house officer — a doctor who is the most junior member of the medical staff of a hospital, usually resident in the hospital
  • how's tricks? — how are you?
  • hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
  • 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.
  • hydrochloride — a salt, especially of an alkaloid, formed by the direct union of hydrochloric acid with an organic base that makes the organic constituent more soluble.
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