14-letter words containing c, h, r, y, s
- desynchronized — Simple past tense and past participle of desynchronize.
- dio chrysostom — 2nd century ad, Greek orator and philosopher
- erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
- erythrocytosis — Polycythemia.
- eyeball search — (jargon) (Or vgrep) To look for something in a mass of code or data with one's own native optical sensors, as opposed to using some sort of pattern matching software like grep or any other automated search tool. Compare vdiff, desk check.
- femtochemistry — (chemistry) the study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers.
- geosynchronous — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
- gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
- hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
- histochemistry — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.
- 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.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- 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.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydrochlorides — Plural form of hydrochloride.
- 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.
- hydroscopicity — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
- hygroscopicity — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
- hyperaesthesic — relating to an extreme capacity for feeling
- hypercatalexis — the addition of one or more syllables after the final foot in a line of verse.
- hypercivilised — extremely or excessively civilized
- hyperconscious — acutely aware.
- hypercriticism — criticism that is carping or unduly harsh.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
- hyperparasitic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperparasitism.
- hyperrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- hyperresonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
- hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.
- hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
- hypertrichosis — excessive growth of hair.
- hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
- hyperviscosity — the abnormal thickening of a liquid
- hypochondriacs — Plural form of hypochondriac.
- hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
- hypophosphoric — of or derived from hypophosphoric acid.
- hysterectomies — Plural form of hysterectomy.
- hysterectomise — Alt form hysterectomize.
- hysterectomize — to remove the uterus from by surgery.
- hysteroscopies — Plural form of hysteroscopy.