14-letter words containing c, i, h, o, r
- diachronically — in a diachronic fashion
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- dichromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts. Formula: H2Cr2O7
- dihydrocodeine — a synthetic drug similar to codeine, used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing, or used recreationally
- dio chrysostom — 2nd century ad, Greek orator and philosopher
- discographical — Of or pertaining to discography.
- discus thrower — an athlete whose event is the discus
- door-key child — latchkey child.
- draconic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- driving school — vehicle operation lessons
- echocardiogram — a graphic record produced by an echocardiograph.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- electric shock — electric current entering the body
- electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- elevator pitch — an informal an extremely short and pithy version of a sales pitch or business plan
- enantiomorphic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting enantiomorphism.
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
- endomycorrhiza — (ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.
- enharmonically — (music) Adjectival form of enharmonic.
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
- erythrocytosis — Polycythemia.
- erythropoietic — Of or pertaining to erythropoiesis.
- ethnographical — Ethnographic.
- ethyl chloride — a colorless liquid, C2H5Cl, prepared by heating ethyl alcohol with hydrogen chloride in the presence of zinc chloride: used in preparing tetraethyl lead and ethyl cellulose, and as a local anesthetic
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- exothermically — In an exothermic manner.
- femtochemistry — (chemistry) the study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers.
- fifth monarchy — the fifth and final monarchy following the Assyrian, Persian, Greek (under Alexander the Great), and Roman monarchies, supposed to have been prophesied in Dan. 2.
- firth of clyde — an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)
- firth-of-clyde — a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.
- flemish scroll — a scroll, as on a chair leg, having the form of two intersecting and oppositely curved C-scrolls.
- flight control — the direction of airplane movements, especially takeoffs and landings, by messages from the ground.
- flight officer — an officer of the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II, having a rank equivalent to that of a warrant officer junior grade.
- fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
- force of habit — behavior occurring without thought and by virtue of constant repetition; habit.
- french oceania — former name of French Polynesia.
- french windows — a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
- friction match — a kind of match tipped with a compound that ignites by friction.
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- garda síochána — the police force of the Republic of Ireland
- geochronologic — Of or pertaining to geochronology.
- geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
- geographically — of or relating to geography.
- geomorphogenic — relating to geomorphogeny
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics