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14-letter words containing h, u, r, a, e

  • flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
  • fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
  • formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
  • free churchman — (sometimes initial capital letters) a member of a free church.
  • french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
  • fuller's earth — an absorbent clay, used especially for removing grease from fabrics, in fulling cloth, as a filter, and as a dusting powder.
  • furfuraldehyde — a colorless, oily liquid, C 5 H 4 O 2 , having an aromatic odor, obtained from bran, sugar, wood, corncobs, or the like, by distillation: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics and as a solvent in the refining of lubricating oils.
  • gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
  • garden rubbish — organic refuse generated by gardening
  • garlic crusher — a kitchen implement used to crush cloves of garlic
  • garrison house — a style of early New England house in which the second floor projects beyond the first.
  • glutaraldehyde — a nonflammable liquid, C 5 H 8 O 2 , soluble in water and alcohol, toxic and an irritant, used for tanning leather and as a fixative for samples to be examined under the electron microscope.
  • granddaughters — Plural form of granddaughter.
  • great unwashed — the general public; the populace or masses.
  • great yarmouth — a city in SE Massachusetts.
  • greenhouse gas — any of the gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons.
  • greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
  • gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
  • half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
  • hammer crusher — A hammer crusher is a crusher in which a hammer hits the material that is being crushed.
  • handbrake turn — a turn sharply reversing the direction of a vehicle by speedily applying the handbrake while turning the steering wheel
  • harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
  • hardy ageratum — the mistflower.
  • harewood house — a mansion near Harrogate in Yorkshire: built 1759–71 by John Carr for the Lascelles family; interior decoration by Robert Adam
  • harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
  • harlequin opal — a variety of opal having patches of various colors.
  • harlequinesque — in the manner of a harlequin.
  • harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
  • harriet tubmanHarriet (Araminta) 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
  • heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
  • herbaceousness — The state or quality of being herbaceous.
  • hermann mullerHermann Joseph, 1890–1967, U.S. geneticist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1946.
  • hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
  • hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
  • heterosexually — In a heterosexual way.
  • heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
  • hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
  • home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
  • homeward bound — going home
  • honourableness — Alternative spelling of honorableness.
  • hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
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