14-letter words containing h, e, a, m
- chemical abuse — the habitual use of a mood-altering drug, alcoholic beverage, etc.
- chemical agent — an agent that produces chemical reactions
- chemical plant — a factory that produces or processes chemicals
- chemical toner — toner (def 4).
- chemical-toner — a person or thing that tones.
- chemoautotroph — an organism that obtains energy through chemoautotrophy
- chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
- chemotaxonomic — of or relating to chemotaxonomy
- chemotherapies — Plural form of chemotherapy.
- chemotherapist — One who administers chemotherapy.
- chimney breast — A chimney breast is the part of a wall in a room which is built out round a chimney.
- china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
- chlamydospores — Plural form of chlamydospore.
- chlorochromate — (inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion CrClO3-, or any salt containing this anion.
- chlorpromazine — a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C17H19ClN2S
- chlorpropamide — a sulfonylurea drug that reduces blood glucose and is administered orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Formula: C10H13ClN2O3S
- chocolate milk — milk flavored with chocolate syrup or powdered chocolate.
- cholecystogram — the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
- cholera morbus — gastroenteritis
- cholesteatomas — Plural form of cholesteatoma.
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- chordamesoderm — a kind of mesoderm that develops into the notochord
- chrestomathies — Plural form of chrestomathy.
- christian name — Some people refer to their first names as their Christian names.
- christmas cake — A Christmas cake is a special cake that is eaten at Christmas in Britain and some other countries.
- christmas fern — an evergreen fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, having dense clusters of stiff fronds growing from a central rootstock.
- christmas rose — an evergreen ranunculaceous plant, Helleborus niger, of S Europe and W Asia, with white or pinkish winter-blooming flowers
- christmas seal — a decorative stamp sold by some charitable organizations during the Christmas season to raise money.
- christmas time — the period around Christmas
- christmas tree — A Christmas tree is a fir tree, or an artificial tree that looks like a fir tree, which people put in their houses at Christmas and decorate with coloured lights and ornaments.
- christmasberry — toyon.
- chromatophores — Plural form of chromatophore.
- chrome leather — leather tanned with chrome.
- chromosome map — a graphic representation of the positions of genes on chromosomes, obtained by observation of chromosome bands or by determining the degree of linkage between genes
- 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.
- chrysanthemums — Plural form of chrysanthemum.
- cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
- cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.
- cinemicrograph — a motion picture filmed through a microscope.
- clamshell door — Often, clamshell doors. a door consisting of two panels that spread open vertically, as those located on the underside of some cargo planes.
- clavicytherium — a kind of harpsichord
- 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
- climb the wall — If you say that you are climbing the walls, you are emphasizing that you feel very frustrated, nervous, or anxious.
- coffee machine — a machine that makes coffee from ground coffee
- come to a halt — stop suddenly
- come to a head — to be about to discharge pus
- complete graph — A graph which has a link between every pair of nodes. A complete bipartite graph can be partitioned into two subsets of nodes such that each node is joined to every node in the other subset.
- comprehendable — Misspelling of comprehensible.
- computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
- costume change — a change of costume by an actor