14-letter words containing h, o, m, e
- buteyko method — a breath control technique used to prevent hyperventilation and treat asthma without drugs
- café macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- calendar month — A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year.
- campeachy wood — wood from the Central American tree Haematoxylon campechianum
- camphor laurel — an Australian name for the camphor tree, now occurring in the wild in parts of Australia
- canada hemlock — a hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, of eastern North America, having horizontal branches that often droop to the ground: the state tree of Pennsylvania.
- carpenter moth — any of various large moths of the family Cossidae, the larvae of which bore beneath and cause damage to tree bark
- casement cloth — a sheer fabric made of a variety of fibers, used for window curtains and as backing for heavy drapery or decorative fabrics.
- cephalhematoma — Alt form cephalohematoma.
- cephalometrics — The measurement and analysis of the craniofacial area, especially as an aid to dental or orthodontic procedures.
- champagne cork — a cork used in a champagne bottle
- check-out time — the time by which one has to check out of a hotel
- chemical toner — toner (def 4).
- chemical-toner — a person or thing that tones.
- chemoautotroph — an organism that obtains energy through chemoautotrophy
- chemoreception — the response of a chemoreceptor to chemical stimuli
- chemoreceptive — responsive to chemical stimuli
- chemoreceptors — Plural form of chemoreceptor.
- 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.
- cherry blossom — the blossom of any of various spring-blooming cherries, prized for their beauty
- child molester — someone who sexually violates a child, esp someone legally convicted of this
- 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.
- 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.
- cholecystotomy — the surgical procedure of cutting into the gall bladder in order to extract gallstones
- choledochotomy — incision of the common bile duct.
- cholera morbus — gastroenteritis
- cholesteatomas — Plural form of cholesteatoma.
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- cholinomimetic — mimicking the action of choline, especially acetylcholine.
- chordamesoderm — a kind of mesoderm that develops into the notochord
- chrestomathies — Plural form of chrestomathy.
- christmas rose — an evergreen ranunculaceous plant, Helleborus niger, of S Europe and W Asia, with white or pinkish winter-blooming flowers
- chromatophores — Plural form of chromatophore.
- chrome leather — leather tanned with chrome.
- chromium steel — a very hard alloy steel containing chromium
- chromoproteins — Plural form of chromoprotein.
- 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.