0%

14-letter words containing h, o, m, c, l

  • nonchromosomal — any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
  • nymphomaniacal — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
  • oligocythaemia — a condition in which a person lacks red blood cells
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • ophthalmologic — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
  • ophthalmoscope — an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
  • ophthalmoscopy — the use of or technique of using an ophthalmoscope.
  • orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
  • petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
  • phallic symbol — any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • pharmacopoeial — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
  • pharmacopolist — a person who sells pharmaceutical products
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • pinhole camera — a simple camera in which an aperture provided by a pinhole in an opaque diaphragm is used in place of a lens.
  • poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
  • poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
  • primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
  • psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
  • rhombic aerial — a directional travelling-wave aerial, usually horizontal, consisting of two conductors each forming a pair of adjacent sides of a rhombus
  • roman catholic — of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
  • royal coachman — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
  • ruhmkorff coil — induction coil.
  • scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
  • sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
  • schlaer-mellor — An object-oriented analysis (OOA), design and modelling method that addresses the integration of structural and behavioural properties. It also allows an animation of the design.
  • schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
  • scholar's mate — a simple mate by the queen on the f7 square, achievable by white's fourth move
  • school of mind — (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the original unity of all things, to be grasped through the perfect attainment of jen.
  • school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
  • schoolmistress — a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
  • shalach manoth — the practice of giving gifts to one another or to the needy on Purim.
  • showbiz column — a column about the entertainment industry
  • showplace home — a historic house
  • soil mechanics — the branch of civil engineering that deals with the mechanical behavior of soil and similar materials when they are compressed or sheared or when liquids flow through them.
  • stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
  • stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
  • summer clothes — light clothes which are suitable for summer
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the mesolithic — the Mesolithic period; Middle Stone Age
  • the real mccoy — the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real): Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy.
  • thermoelectric — of, relating to, or involving the direct relationship between heat and electricity.
  • thermoelectron — an electron emitted by an incandescent material.
  • thromboembolic — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
  • thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
  • thymelaeaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, a family of trees and shrubs having tough acrid bark and simple leaves: includes spurge laurel, leatherwood, and mezereon
  • tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
  • unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?