14-letter words containing e, t, h, i, c, a
- gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- hacking jacket — a riding jacket having a tight waist, flared skirt, slanted pockets with flaps, and slits or vents at the sides or back.
- haematological — Alternative spelling of hematological.
- haematopoietic — Of or pertaining to haematopoiesis.
- haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
- hamito-semitic — denoting or belonging to this family of languages
- hattie caraway — Hattie Ophelia Wyatt, 1878–1950, U.S. politician: first elected woman senator, from Arkansas, 1932.
- have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
- health physics — the branch of physics concerned with the health and safety of people in medical, scientific, and industrial work, esp with protection from the biological effects of ionizing radiation
- health service — system of medical care
- hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
- heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
- heartwrenching — Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- helicopter dad — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
- helicopter pad — landing area
- heliocentrical — Alternative form of heliocentric.
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hepatectomized — That has undergone hepatectomy.
- hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
- hepatotoxicity — Toxicity that damages the liver.
- heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
- herald's trick — a conventional method of indicating a tincture, as by printing or carving without color.
- hermaphroditic — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
- heteroaromatic — a heterocyclic aromatic compound.
- heteroclitical — (obsolete) Anomalous, heteroclite.
- heterokaryotic — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
- heterolecithal — having an unequal distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
- hierogrammatic — of or relating to a hierogram
- historicalness — The quality of being historical.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hyperaesthesic — relating to an extreme capacity for feeling
- hyperbatically — in a hyperbatic manner
- hypercatalexis — the addition of one or more syllables after the final foot in a line of verse.
- hyperchromatic — Hyperchromic.
- hyperexcitable — an excessive reaction to stimuli.
- 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.
- hyperparasitic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperparasitism.
- hyperrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- hypertechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- hypertrophical — relating to hypertrophy
- hypothetically — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.