14-letter words containing c, o, h, s
- heterochronous — 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.
- heterospecific — belonging to a different species or group
- heterostrophic — (of a shell) twisting or turning in a different direction
- hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
- histochemistry — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- histologically — In an histological manner.
- historicalness — The quality of being historical.
- histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.
- holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
- home economics — the art and science of home management.
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- home schooling — Home schooling is the practice of educating your child at home rather than in a school.
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
- homeric simile — a simile developed over several lines of verse, especially one used in an epic poem.
- honours course — a degree course at honours level
- horrorstricken — Alternative spelling of horror-stricken.
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- horse chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- horse mackerel — bluefin tuna.
- horse-chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- horseshoe arch — an arch with the intrados widening above the springing and then narrowing to a rounded crown.
- horseshoe back — a bow back having a slight outward splay at its bottom.
- horseshoe crab — a large marine arthropod, Limulus polyphemus, of shallow coastal waters of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having both compound and simple eyes, book gills, a stiff tail, and a brown carapace curved like a horseshoe: a living fossil related to the woodlouse.
- horticulturist — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- house of cards — a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.
- house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- housing scheme — arrangement offering subsidized housing
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
- hydrocellulose — a gelatinous substance obtained by the partial hydrolysis of cellulose, used chiefly in the manufacture of paper, mercerized cotton, and viscose rayon.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydrochlorides — Plural form of hydrochloride.
- hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hydroscopicity — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
- hygroscopicity — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hyperconscious — acutely aware.
- hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
- hyperresonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
- hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.
- hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
- hypertrichosis — excessive growth of hair.
- hyperviscosity — the abnormal thickening of a liquid
- hypochondriacs — Plural form of hypochondriac.