13-letter words containing c, o, r, e
- haute couture — high fashion; the most fashionable and influential dressmaking and designing.
- have a record — to be a known criminal; have a previous conviction or convictions
- heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
- heliotropical — heliotropic
- hemacytometer — hemocytometer.
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemocytometer — an instrument for counting blood cells.
- 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 .
- 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.
- 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
- hockey player — sportsperson: plays hockey
- holosericeous — covered with short, silky hairs.
- holy mackerel — astonishment
- home comforts — things in a house that make it comfortable
- home computer — a personal computer used in the home.
- home-schooler — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homeschoolers — Plural form of homeschooler.
- homework club — an after-school club where students can stay to do their homework
- homoeroticism — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- homoiothermic — (of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundings; warm-blooded
- homopolymeric — relating to or made of homopolymers