14-letter words containing e, c, t, o, h, r
- heterolecithal — having an unequal distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
- heterospecific — belonging to a different species or group
- heterostrophic — (of a shell) twisting or turning in a different direction
- hierogrammatic — of or relating to a hierogram
- histochemistry — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- historicalness — The quality of being historical.
- hollerith code — a system for coding data into punched cards, in which each horizontal row is assigned a different value, and letters, numbers, or special characters are encoded as combinations of these values in a vertical column.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
- homomultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more identical polypeptide chains.
- horrorstricken — Alternative spelling of horror-stricken.
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- horse chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- horse-chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- hydroextractor — a device that dries things by means of the material to be dried being spun around the device's central axis
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydronephrotic — of, relating to, or affected by hydronephrosis
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hyperchromatic — Hyperchromic.
- hypercorrectly — In a hypercorrect manner.
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- hyperexcretion — excessive excretion
- hypergeometric — of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
- hyperkeratotic — Pathology. proliferation of the cells of the cornea. a thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
- hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.
- hypertrichosis — excessive growth of hair.
- hypertrophical — relating to hypertrophy
- hyperviscosity — the abnormal thickening of a liquid
- 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.
- ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
- 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.
- 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.
- interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- inverted chord — a chord in which the notes are transposed such that the root, originally in the bass, is placed in an upper part.
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- john c fremont — John Charles, 1813–90, U.S. general and explorer: first Republican presidential candidate, 1856.
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- kinetic theory — the theory that the minute particles of all matter are in constant motion and that the temperature of a substance is dependent on the velocity of this motion, increased motion being accompanied by increased temperature: according to the kinetic theory of gases, the elasticity, diffusion, pressure, and other physical properties of a gas are due to the rapid motion in straight lines of its molecules, to their impacts against each other and the walls of the container, to weak cohesive forces between molecules, etc.
- knock together — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- know the score — understand the situation