14-letter words containing c, r, o, i
- hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
- hypochondriacs — Plural form of hypochondriac.
- hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
- hypocritically — 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.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypophosphoric — of or derived from hypophosphoric acid.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- 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.
- iatrogenically — In an iatrogenic manner.
- ice cream cone — a thin, crisp, hollow conical wafer for holding one or more scoops of ice cream.
- ice-cream cone — a thin, crisp, hollow conical wafer for holding one or more scoops of ice cream.
- ice-cream soda — An ice-cream soda is a dessert made from ice cream, fruit-flavoured syrup, and soda water. It is usually served in a tall glass.
- ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
- ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
- ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
- idiosyncracies — Plural form of idiosyncracy.
- idiosyncrasies — a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
- ill-considered — lacking thorough consideration; ill-suited; unwise.
- image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
- immunoreaction — Immune reaction.
- immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
- import licence — a government-issued document that authorizes the importation of goods into its country
- improvisatrice — Female improvisatore.
- in circulation — an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.
- in one's court — in one's side of the court, as a ball in a tennis game
- 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.
- inapproachable — not approachable.
- inarticulation — (uncountable) The state of being inarticulate; inarticulateness.
- incarcerations — Plural form of incarceration.
- income bracket — a group or category of people whose income falls within defined upper and lower levels
- income support — welfare payment to low earners
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- incompressible — not capable of being compressed.
- incongruencies — Plural form of incongruency.
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
- incontrollable — uncontrollable.
- incoordination — lack of coordination.
- incorporations — Plural form of incorporation.
- incorporealism — Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
- incorporeality — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
- incorporeities — Plural form of incorporeity.
- incrementation — The act or process of incrementing.
- indecorousness — The quality of being indecorous.
- indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
- indirect costs — a business cost that is not directly accountable to a particular function or product; a fixed cost, as a land tax or the like.