14-letter words containing c, o, s, h
- hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
- hypophosphoric — of or derived from hypophosphoric acid.
- hypophysectomy — excision of the pituitary gland.
- hypostatically — In a hypostatic manner.
- hysterectomies — Plural form of hysterectomy.
- hysterectomise — Alt form hysterectomize.
- hysterectomize — to remove the uterus from by surgery.
- hysteroscopies — Plural form of hysteroscopy.
- iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
- ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
- ichthyophagist — a person who eats or subsists on fish.
- ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
- in case of sth — If you do something or have something in case of a particular thing, you do it or have it because that thing might happen or be true.
- in the process — If you are doing something and you do something else in the process, you do the second thing as part of doing the first thing.
- instructorship — a person who instructs; teacher.
- isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
- isothiocyanate — a chemical compound containing the univalent radical –NCS.
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- john constable — John, 1776–1837, English painter.
- john steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
- just/you watch — You say to someone 'you watch' or 'just watch' when you are predicting that something will happen, and you are very confident that it will happen as you say.
- keynote speech — opening address at a conference
- know the score — understand the situation
- kochel listing — the chronological number of a composition of Mozart as assigned in the catalog of the composer's works compiled in the 19th century by the Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel (1800–1877) and since revised several times. Abbreviation: K.
- kyphoscoliosis — a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- lu-wang school — School of Mind.
- machicolations — Plural form of machicolation.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- macintosh iicx — (computer) (Mac IIcx) A version of Apple's Macintosh II personal computer, introduced in 1989, with a Motorola 68030 processor running at 16 MHz and up to 128 MB of RAM (120 ns, 30-pin DRAM chips). The IIcx requires System 6.0.3 or later and requires "Mode 32" or "32-bit Enabler" to use more than 8MB of RAM. It was discontinued 1991, and in 1996 is still considered one of the best-designed Macs ever.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
- melancholiness — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- mesencephalons — Plural form of mesencephalon.
- mesh stockings — stockings with a netted pattern or made out of a netted material such as lace or netted nylon
- metachromatism — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
- metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- metempsychosis — the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or animal to some other human or animal body.
- metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.