14-letter words containing c, r, i, h, t, o
- spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
- sporotrichosis — a widespread infectious disease marked by nodules or ulcers of the skin, chiefly affecting humans and domestic mammals and caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.
- spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
- station church — any of the churches in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- stick together — be united
- stoichiometric — of or relating to stoichiometry.
- streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
- technothriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
- the archeozoic — the Archean (see phrase under Archean)
- the charioteer — the constellation Auriga
- the cordeliers — a political club founded in 1790 and meeting at an old Cordelier convent in Paris
- the cryptozoic — the Cryptozoic era
- the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
- theocentricity — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
- thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
- thermochromism — a phenomenon in which certain dyes made from liquid crystals change colour reversibly when their temperature is changed
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- thermoelectric — of, relating to, or involving the direct relationship between heat and electricity.
- thermojunction — a point of electrical contact between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears, the magnitude of which depends on the temperature of the contact and the nature of the metals
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
- thromboembolic — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
- thyrotoxicosis — Graves' disease.
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
- trichobacteria — filamentous bacteria
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- trichomoniasis — a sexually transmitted disease typically asymptomatic in men and resulting in vaginitis with a copious, frothy discharge and itching in women, caused by a trichomonad Trichomonas vaginalis.
- trichophytosis — a skin infection caused by a trichophyton
- tripe-de-roche — rock tripe.
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- truth-function — a statement so constructed from other statements that its truth-value depends on the truth-values of the other statements rather than on their meanings.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
- unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- vector graphic — a computer image that is stored in memory as lines rather than a series of dots, allowing it to be rotated or proportionally scaled.
- victor charlie — a Vietcong or the Vietcong; the VC.
- wainscot chair — an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back.
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits