14-letter words containing h, i, m, e
- big brotherism — paternalistic authoritarianism that seeks to supply the needs and regulate the conduct of people.
- biogeochemical — of or relating to biogeochemistry
- biomathematics — the study of the application of mathematics to biology
- bircher muesli — a type of muesli containing softened oats, dried fruit, and apple
- bishop's mitre — a European heteropterous bug, Aelia acuminata, whose larvae are a pest of cereal grasses: family Pentatomidae
- body mechanics — body exercises that are intended to improve one's posture, stamina, poise, etc.
- boring machine — a machine that bores holes, tunnels, etc
- bowstring hemp — a hemplike fibre obtained from the sansevieria
- bring sth home — To bring something home to someone means to make them understand how important or serious it is.
- british empire — (formerly) the United Kingdom and the territories under its control, which reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I when it embraced over a quarter of the world's population and more than a quarter of the world's land surface
- british museum — a museum in London, founded in 1753: contains one of the world's richest collections of antiquities and (until 1997) most of the British Library
- café macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- cambridgeshire — a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)
- campaign chest — money collected and set aside for use in a campaign, especially a political one; a campaign fund.
- cap the climax — to be or do more than could be expected or believed
- catcher's mitt — the glove worn by the catcher to protect the hands
- catechumenship — the office or position of a catechumen
- cephalometrics — The measurement and analysis of the craniofacial area, especially as an aid to dental or orthodontic procedures.
- change machine — a machine that provides smaller denomination coins or notes in exchange for larger ones
- charmed circle — If you refer to a group of people as a charmed circle, you mean that they seem to have special power or influence, and do not allow anyone else to join their group.
- check-out time — the time by which one has to check out of a hotel
- 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.
- chemoreception — the response of a chemoreceptor to chemical stimuli
- chemoreceptive — responsive to chemical stimuli
- chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
- chemosterilize — to sterilize (insects or other animals) with a chemosterilant.
- chemosynthesis — the formation of organic material by certain bacteria using energy derived from simple chemical reactions
- chemosynthetic — That utilizes chemosynthesis.
- chemotaxonomic — of or relating to chemotaxonomy
- chemotherapies — Plural form of chemotherapy.
- chemotherapist — One who administers chemotherapy.
- chest-thumping — the act or practice of boasting.
- child molester — someone who sexually violates a child, esp someone legally convicted of this
- chimney breast — A chimney breast is the part of a wall in a room which is built out round a chimney.
- chimney corner — a recess that contains a seat in a large open fireplace; inglenook
- 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.
- chinese empire — China as ruled by the emperors until the establishment of the republic in 1911–12
- 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.
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- cholinomimetic — mimicking the action of choline, especially acetylcholine.
- 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.