13-letter words containing c, o, h, i
- hyposulphuric — relating to sulphur which is in a lower state of oxidation than it is in sulphuric compounds
- hypothecating — Present participle of hypothecate.
- hypothecation — to pledge to a creditor as security without delivering over; mortgage.
- hypotheticals — Plural form of hypothetical.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- hyracotherium — eohippus.
- hystricomorph — any rodent of the suborder Hystricomorpha, which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas
- iatrochemical — relating to iatrochemistry or iatrochemists
- iceman cometh — a play (1946) by Eugene O'Neill.
- ichneumon fly — any of numerous wasplike insects of the family Ichneumonidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and immature stages of other insects.
- ichthyofaunal — relating to ichthyofauna
- ichthyologist — the branch of zoology dealing with fishes.
- ichthyopsidan — a member of the class Ichthyopsida
- ichthyosaurus — ichthyosaur.
- iconographies — Plural form of iconography.
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- idiochromatic — (of a mineral) deriving a characteristic color from its capacity to absorb certain light rays.
- idiorrhythmic — self-regulating; allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- immunochemist — A chemist whose speciality is immunochemistry.
- in the act of — while committing: crime, transgression
- in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- in the pocket — (of a fly half) in an attacking position slightly further back from play than normal, making himself available for a drop goal attempt
- incoherencies — incoherence.
- inductothermy — the production of fever by means of electromagnetic induction.
- infant school — In Britain, an infant school is a school for children between the ages of five and seven.
- inharmonicity — the quality of being inharmonic
- inspectorship — The condition of being an inspector; the office of an inspector.
- insulin shock — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- intrathoracic — (anatomy) Within the thorax.
- iontophoretic — Of or pertaining to iontophoresis.
- isochromosome — an abnormal chromosome in which the two arms share identical genetic information
- isochronously — In an isochronous manner.
- jodhpuri coat — a coat worn by men in India, similar to but shorter than a sherwani
- john endicott — John, Endecott, John.
- john q public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- john suckling — Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.
- john wycliffe — John, c1320–84, English theologian, religious reformer, and Biblical translator.
- junior school — a school for children aged seven to eleven, similar to a U.S. elementary school.
- keep in touch — stay in contact
- korf, richard — Richard Korf
- kosher pickle — a garlic-flavored pickle, sold especially in Jewish delicatessens.
- laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
- launch window — a precise time period during which a spacecraft can be launched from a particular site in order to achieve a desired mission, as a rendezvous with another spacecraft.
- leptocephalic — having a narrow skull
- leucitohedron — a trapezohedron
- lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
- lexicographic — Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
- lichenization — any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.