13-letter words containing c, o, r, a
- heliotropical — heliotropic
- hemacytometer — hemocytometer.
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- henceforwards — (archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
- hendecahedron — a solid figure having 11 faces.
- heortological — of or relating to heortology
- herb of grace — rue2 .
- herb-of-grace — rue2 .
- 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
- 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
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- 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.
- 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).
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- hockey player — sportsperson: plays hockey
- hogarth chair — a Queen Anne chair having a solid splat and cabriole legs, all pieces having a cyma curve or outline.
- holy mackerel — astonishment
- homalographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- homochromatic — of or relating to one hue; monochromatic.
- homolographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- honoris causa — for the sake of honour
- horologically — of or relating to horology.
- horrification — That which causes horror.
- horticultural — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
- hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrocracking — the cracking of petroleum or the like in the presence of hydrogen.
- hydrodynamics — the branch of fluid dynamics that deals with liquids, including hydrostatics and hydrokinetics.
- hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- hydropathical — Alternative form of hydropathic.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hypercyanotic — blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- hyperromantic — extremely or excessively romantic
- hypersarcosis — a fleshy outgrowth
- hypo-chondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypobranchial — situated below the gills or beneath the branchial arches.
- hypochondriac — Also, hypochondriacal, H05/H0509000 hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-kuh l, ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl. Psychiatry. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health: The comedy is aimed at the hypochondriac demographic. produced by hypochondria: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.