14-letter words containing h, e, l, n
- 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
- climbing perch — any of a genus (Anabas) of freshwater gouramies of Southeast Asia and Africa that can live out of water briefly and travel short distances over land
- clincher-built — clinker-built (def 2).
- clothes hanger — item for hanging clothing
- cochlear nerve — the branch of the auditory nerve that connects with the cochlea and transmits impulses to the hearing center of the brain
- coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
- coherent light — light in which the electromagnetic waves maintain a fixed and predictable phase relationship with each other over a period of time.
- comprehendable — Misspelling of comprehensible.
- comprehendible — comprehensible
- comprehensible — Something that is comprehensible can be understood.
- comprehensibly — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.
- controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- convent school — A convent school is a school where many of the teachers are nuns.
- coolheadedness — The state or characteristic of being coolheaded.
- cotton thistle — Scotch thistle.
- crenshaw melon — a variety of melon resembling the casaba, having pinkish flesh.
- crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
- cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
- cytotechnology — the microscopic analysis of cells for the early detection of abnormalities and diagnosis of diseases such as cancer
- daughterliness — The quality of being daughterly.
- dcc technology — DCC technology uses a catalytic process to convert heavy hydrocarbons into light olefins.
- 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.
- dehydroretinol — (organic compound) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
- delightfulness — The state or quality of being delightful.
- 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
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
- diffie-hellman — (cryptography) A public-key encryption key exchange algorithm.
- dihedral angle — the angle between two planes in a dihedron.
- dimethylketone — acetone.
- disenthralling — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- displenishment — the act of displenishing
- divine healing — healing through divine intervention as in response to prayer or because of faith.
- do the needful — to perform a necessary task
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- 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
- dwelling house — a house occupied, or intended to be occupied, as a residence.
- early check-in — An early check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in earlier than the normal time.
- earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
- edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
- eggshell paint — paint that has a slight sheen
- elder brethren — the senior members of the governing body of Trinity House
- election night — the evening when the votes from an election are being counted