13-letter words containing m, i, c, h, n
- chimney swift — a North American swift, Chaetura pelagica, that nests in chimneys and similar hollows
- chimney wheel — smokejack.
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chimneypieces — Plural form of chimneypiece.
- chinese money — funny money (def 3).
- chiromantical — Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
- chlormerodrin — a white, bitter, odorless powder, ClHgN 2 H 11 O 2 , soluble in methanol and ethanol and slightly soluble in water, used in medicine as a diuretic.
- chloroforming — Present participle of chloroform.
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromoprotein — any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
- chymification — the process of turning into chyme
- cinematheques — Plural form of cinematheque.
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- climbing fish — an Asian labyrinth fish, Anabas testudineus, that resembles a perch and can travel over land on its spiny gill covers and pectoral fins
- column inches — the amount of coverage given to a story in a newspaper
- come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
- commandership — a person who commands.
- companionhood — companionship
- companionship — Companionship is having someone you know and like with you, rather than being on your own.
- comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- comprehension — Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
- comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
- craftsmanship — Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- dichotomising — Present participle of dichotomise.
- dichotomizing — Present participle of dichotomize.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- ethnocentrism — The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
- ethnomedicine — (medicine) traditional folk-medicine.
- feinschmecker — gourmet.
- fencing match — a match between fencers
- fishing smack — any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
- game-changing — having the potential to change significantly the outcome of something
- green machine — A computer or peripheral device that has been designed and built to military specifications for field equipment (that is, to withstand mechanical shock, extremes of temperature and humidity, and so forth). Comes from the olive-drab "uniform" paint used for military equipment.
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- harmonic mean — the mean obtained by taking the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a set of nonzero numbers.
- harmonic tone — a tone produced by suppressing the fundamental tone and bringing into prominence one of its overtones.
- hate campaign — A hate campaign is a series of actions which are intended to harm or upset someone, or to make other people have a low opinion of them.
- heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
- hermeneutical — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- hill climbing — Computer