14-letter words containing h, a, i, l, n
- chemical-toner — a person or thing that tones.
- chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
- chenille plant — an East Indian plant, Acalypha hispida, of the spurge family, having long, drooping, reddish-purple spikes of flowers.
- chicken ladder — an inclined plank with transverse cleats.
- child guidance — the counselling of emotionally disturbed children
- children's day — the second Sunday in June, celebrated by Protestant churches with special programs for children: first started in the U.S. in 1868.
- china wood oil — tung oil
- chinese leaves — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chinook salmon — a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fish
- chivalrousness — The state of being chivalrous.
- chladni figure — a pattern formed by fine powder placed on a vibrating surface, used to display the positions of nodes and antinodes
- chloritization — a conversion into or a substitution by chlorite
- chloroplatinic — of or derived from chloroplatinic acid.
- chlorothalonil — a crystalline compound, C 8 Cl 4 N 2, used as a fungicide on vegetable crops, peanuts, and lawns, and as a preservative in adhesives and paints.
- chlorpromazine — a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C17H19ClN2S
- chlorthalidone — a diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and hypertension
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- cholinesterase — an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine to choline and acetic acid
- chondromalacia — degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive wear between the patella and lower end of the femur.
- chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
- chronometrical — a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
- clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
- clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
- climate change — change occurring in the Earth's overall climate and in particular climates, now regarded as a result of human activity and resulting generally in global warming
- clock-watching — the act of checking the time in anticipation of a break or the end of the working day
- coaching glass — a small drinking glass of the early 19th century having no foot.
- coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
- conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.
- configuraholic — (jargon) A luser who twiddles with computer settings until it no longer works and must be fixed by the system administror.
- consultantship — the office or function of a consultant
- contact flight — a flight in which the pilot remains in sight of land or water
- daughterliness — The quality of being daughterly.
- dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
- dehabilitation — (sociology) The process of social estrangement and progressive loosening of social bonds between an individual and his family and society as a result of long-term residence in an institution.
- dental hygiene — the maintenance of the teeth and gums in healthy condition, esp by proper brushing, the removal of plaque, etc
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- diachronically — in a diachronic fashion
- diagonal cloth — a twilled fabric woven with distinctly diagonal lines.
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- diffie-hellman — (cryptography) A public-key encryption key exchange algorithm.
- dihedral angle — the angle between two planes in a dihedron.
- disenthralling — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- disinthralling — the act of freedom from thraldom
- divine healing — healing through divine intervention as in response to prayer or because of faith.
- dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- duchamp-villon — Raymond [re-mawn] /rɛˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1876–1918, French sculptor (brother of Jacques Villon and Marcel Duchamp).