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14-letter words containing c, r, o, t, h, e

  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
  • macaroni wheat — durum wheat.
  • magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • metachromatism — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
  • metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
  • method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
  • microchemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with minute quantities of substances.
  • microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
  • morphotonemics — the morphophonemics of tonal phenomena.
  • mortise chisel — framing chisel.
  • mother country — the country of one's birth or ancestry.
  • mother of coal — mineral charcoal.
  • mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
  • motor mechanic — a mechanic who maintains and repairs cars and other road vehicles
  • narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
  • nephrectomized — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
  • nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
  • neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
  • nontheoretical — not confined to the theoretical realm; actual
  • nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • north american — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
  • north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
  • north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
  • northern canoe — a large, heavy canoe used to transport supplies.
  • northern cross — six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.
  • northern crown — the constellation Corona Borealis.
  • notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
  • oceanic trench — a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust, usually lying above a subduction zone
  • off the charts — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
  • off the record — making or affording a record.
  • off-the-record — not for publication; not to be quoted: a candidate's off-the-record remarks to reporters.
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • on the knocker — promptly; at once
  • on the surface — to all appearances
  • oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
  • oophorectomize — to surgically remove (one or both ovaries)
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.
  • orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
  • orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
  • osteoarthritic — Affected with osteoarthritis.
  • osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
  • other-directed — guided by a set of values that is derived from current trends or outward influences rather than from within oneself.
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