14-letter words containing c, o, s, p, h, e
- depth of focus — the amount by which the distance between the camera lens and the film can be altered without the resulting image appearing blurred
- ecocatastrophe — a disaster caused by changes in the environment.
- ego psychology — the study of the adaptive and mediating functions of the ego and their role in personality development and emotional disorder
- electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
- frasch process — a method of mining sulfur by pumping superheated water down into the deposit, thereby melting it so that it can be pumped to the surface.
- gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
- hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.
- heliosciophyte — any plant that grows in the shade, but thrives more in the sun
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
- hepatopancreas — a large gland of shrimps, lobsters, and crabs that combines the functions of a liver and pancreas.
- 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.
- 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
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- 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
- hypophysectomy — excision of the pituitary gland.
- hysteroscopies — Plural form of hysteroscopy.
- 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.
- keynote speech — opening address at a conference
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- mesencephalons — Plural form of mesencephalon.
- 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.
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
- microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
- money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
- morphotonemics — the morphophonemics of tonal phenomena.