14-letter words containing h, e, a, d, c, l
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- ethnomedicinal — Pertaining to ethnomedicine.
- friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
- galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- glyceraldehyde — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , that is an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and yields glycerol on reduction.
- grade-schooler — a pupil in a grade school.
- half-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- half-concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- hardshell clam — quahog.
- hardware cloth — galvanized steel wire screen with a mesh usually between 0.25 and 0.5 inches (0.64 and 1.27 cm), used for coarse sieves, animal cages, and the like.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- 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
- herald's trick — a conventional method of indicating a tincture, as by printing or carving without color.
- highly charged — electrical
- hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
- hradec kralove — a town in the N Czech Republic, on the Elbe River: Austrians defeated by Prussians in Battle of Sadowa 1866.
- hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.
- hydrocephaloid — resembling hydrocephalus.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- idle character — a transmitted control character that holds a position but does not appear in the output at the receiver.
- immethodically — Unmethodically.
- indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- langue de chat — a flat sweet finger-shaped biscuit
- latchkey child — a child who must spend at least part of the day alone and unsupervised, as when the parents are away at work.
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
- marble orchard — cemetery.
- matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
- medical ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
- medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- methodological — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
- orchard oriole — a North American oriole, Icterus spurius, the male of which is chestnut and black.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- pitched battle — a battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined.