13-letter words containing c, o, e, h
- heortological — of or relating to heortology
- hepatectomies — Plural form of hepatectomy.
- heptadecanoic — as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid
- herb of grace — rue2 .
- herb-of-grace — rue2 .
- here document — (operating system) Data included in a Unix shell script or Perl script using the "<<" syntax.
- hermosa beach — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- heroin addict — sb dependent on heroin
- herringchoker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
- hertogenbosch — 's Hertogenbosch.
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- heterocarpous — (of a plant) producing more than one type of fruit
- heterochronic — 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.
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heterocystous — containing or relating to heterocysts
- heterodimeric — (chemistry) produced from two similar but different monomers.
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- heterogenetic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- heterographic — Misspelled; of or pertaining to an incorrect spelling or a spelling that differs from accepted standards.
- heterological — (grammar) Of an adjective, not describing itself.
- heteromorphic — Biology. dissimilar in shape, structure, or magnitude.
- heteroplastic — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heterostracan — any of several ostracoderms of the order Heterostraci, from the Silurian and Devonian Periods, having the anterior part of the body enclosed in bony plates.
- 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.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hexanoic acid — caproic acid.
- 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
- high-velocity — having an above average velocity
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- hockey player — sportsperson: plays hockey
- holometabolic — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism.
- holosericeous — covered with short, silky hairs.
- 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.
- holy mackerel — astonishment
- home comforts — things in a house that make it comfortable
- home computer — a personal computer used in the home.
- home counties — The Home Counties are the counties which surround London.
- home-schooler — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homeschoolers — Plural form of homeschooler.
- homeschooling — a school set up in the home.
- homestead act — a special act of Congress (1862) that made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment, usually in lots of 160 acres, to be used as farms.
- homework club — an after-school club where students can stay to do their homework
- homiletically — In a homiletic fashion.