13-letter words containing c, l, i, h, y
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
- copy the mail — letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- crystal habit — the external shape of a crystal
- cyberthriller — A thriller whose plot hinges on cyberspace.
- cycloheximide — a toxic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis, used as a fungicide in agriculture
- cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
- cylinder head — the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
- cymbocephalic — scaphocephaly.
- cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
- detachability — The quality of being detachable.
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
- diethylacetal — acetal (def 1).
- digraphically — in a digraphic manner
- dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
- ecophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- ethologically — In an ethological manner.
- geochemically — In a geochemical manner.
- geohydrologic — relating to geohydrology
- geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
- graphemically — In terms of or by means of graphemes.
- hallucinatory — pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions.
- heavenly city — the abode of God and His saints; heaven. Rev. 21:2.
- helicoid cyme — an inflorescence, or cyme, in which each flowering branch gives rise to one lateral branch that is coiled snail-like and then expanded.
- hemicolectomy — (surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.
- hemolymphatic — a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
- heptasyllabic — having seven syllables
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hickory hills — a town in NE Illinois.
- 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-velocity — having an above average velocity
- holy alliance — a league formed by the principal sovereigns of Europe in 1815 with the professed object of promoting Christian brotherhood but the practical object of repressing democratic revolutions and institutions. The English and Turkish rulers and Pope Pius VII did not join the league.
- homiletically — In a homiletic fashion.
- homopolymeric — relating to or made of homopolymers
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- horologically — of or relating to horology.
- hubristically — in a presumptuous or arrogant manner
- hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
- hydraulically — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
- 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.
- hydrocolloids — Plural form of hydrocolloid.
- hydroelectric — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
- hydropathical — Alternative form of hydropathic.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.