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16-letter words containing c, o, e, t

  • golden parachute — an employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged.
  • government stock — stock issued by the UK or another national government
  • granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
  • grid declination — the angular difference between true north and grid north on a map
  • ground substance — Also called matrix. the homogeneous substance in which the fibers and cells of connective tissue are embedded.
  • growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
  • guaranteed stock — stock for which dividends are guaranteed by a company other than the one issuing the stock.
  • gyratory crusher — A gyratory crusher is a crusher in which a cone-shaped rod rotates in a cone-shaped bowl.
  • haemochromatosis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemochromatosis.
  • hair conditioner — a substance used, often after shampooing, to detangle and improve the condition of the hair. Like shampoo, it is applied to wet hair and then rinsed out after applying.
  • hawthorne effect — a positive change in the performance of a group of persons taking part in an experiment or study due to their perception of being singled out for special consideration.
  • hayes-compatible — (communications)   A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
  • head post office — the main post office in a town
  • health education — education that aims to give people the information they need to live healthily
  • health inspector — a public employee who inspects places such as restaurants, shops, factories etc to make sure they are hygienic and do not pose any dangers to health
  • health-conscious — having an active interest in one's health
  • healthcare proxy — a legal document in which a person can appoint someone to make decisions about medical treatment in the event that he or she is no longer mentally competent or able to communicate.
  • heat of reaction — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a product is formed at constant pressure
  • heliotherapeutic — Pertaining to heliotherapy.
  • hematocrit-value — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
  • hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
  • hemicorporectomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
  • hemolytic anemia — an anemic condition characterized by the destruction of red blood cells: seen in some drug reactions and in certain infectious and hereditary disorders.
  • hemorrhoidectomy — the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
  • hemotherapeutics — hemotherapy.
  • hepatopancreases — Plural form of hepatopancreas.
  • hermaphroditical — Alternative form of hermaphroditic.
  • heroin addiction — addiction to the drug heroin
  • heterochromosome — sex chromosome.
  • heteromultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more different polypeptide chains.
  • hexachloroethane — a colorless crystalline compound, C 2 Cl 6 , with a camphorlike odor, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in organic synthesis and pyrotechnics, as a retarding agent in fermentation, and as a solvent.
  • hierophantically — In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
  • high court judge — a judge who sits in the High Court
  • higher education — education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.
  • historical novel — a novel within the genre of historical fiction.
  • holder condition — Lipschitz condition.
  • homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
  • homeroom teacher — the teacher attached to the homeroom of a group of students
  • horizon distance — Television. the distance of the farthest point on the earth's surface visible from a transmitting antenna.
  • horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
  • hospital corners — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
  • hospital service — the whole organization of government funded hospitals, their staff, and the services they provide
  • hot-cathode tube — thermionic tube.
  • hubble telescope — a telescope launched into orbit around the earth in 1990 to provide information about the universe in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet ranges
  • humboldt current — a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
  • huntington beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
  • hydroelectricity — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
  • hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
  • hyper-conformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
  • hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
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