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14-letter words containing n, i, h, c, l

  • canonical hour — one of the seven prayer times appointed for each day by canon law
  • cellini's halo — Heiligenschein.
  • centrolecithal — (of animal eggs) having a centrally located yolk
  • cephalic index — the ratio of the greatest width of the human head to its greatest length, multiplied by 100
  • cephalosporins — Plural form of cephalosporin.
  • chain pickerel — See under pickerel (def 1).
  • chancellorship — The chancellorship is the position of chancellor. Someone's chancellorship is the period of time when they are chancellor.
  • change of life — The change of life is the menopause.
  • channelization — the action or process of channelizing
  • chantilly lace — a delicate ornamental lace
  • chaptalization — a method of increasing the alcohol in a wine by adding sugar to the must before or during fermentation.
  • charitableness — (uncountable) The quality of being charitable.
  • charles darwin — Charles (Robert) 1809–82, English naturalist and author.
  • charles's wain — Big Dipper
  • 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.
  • chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
  • chenille plant — an East Indian plant, Acalypha hispida, of the spurge family, having long, drooping, reddish-purple spikes of flowers.
  • chicken fillet — a fillet cut from a chicken
  • chicken ladder — an inclined plank with transverse cleats.
  • chicken little — a person who spreads baseless or exaggerated reports of danger; alarmist
  • chicken turtle — an edible, freshwater turtle, Deirochelys reticularia, of the southeastern U.S., characterized by a long neck and by the network of fine, yellow lines marking the dark carapace.
  • child guidance — the counselling of emotionally disturbed children
  • children's day — the second Sunday in June, celebrated by Protestant churches with special programs for children: first started in the U.S. in 1868.
  • chiltern hills — a range of low chalk hills in SE England extending northwards from the Thames valley. Highest point: 260 m (852 ft)
  • china wood oil — tung oil
  • chinese leaves — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
  • chinese puzzle — an intricate puzzle, esp one consisting of boxes within boxes
  • chinook salmon — a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fish
  • chivalrousness — The state of being chivalrous.
  • chladni figure — a pattern formed by fine powder placed on a vibrating surface, used to display the positions of nodes and antinodes
  • chlorcyclizine — an antihistamine, C18H21ClN2, used for treating allergies
  • chloritization — a conversion into or a substitution by chlorite
  • chloroplatinic — of or derived from chloroplatinic acid.
  • chlorothalonil — a crystalline compound, C 8 Cl 4 N 2, used as a fungicide on vegetable crops, peanuts, and lawns, and as a preservative in adhesives and paints.
  • chlorpromazine — a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C17H19ClN2S
  • chlorthalidone — a diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and hypertension
  • cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
  • cholinesterase — an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine to choline and acetic acid
  • cholinomimetic — mimicking the action of choline, especially acetylcholine.
  • chondromalacia — degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive wear between the patella and lower end of the femur.
  • chopping block — a thick wooden board used for chopping vegetables, meat etc on
  • chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
  • chronobiologic — relating to chronobiology
  • chronologizing — to arrange in chronological order.
  • 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.
  • church council — (in certain Lutheran churches) a body of lay delegates chosen from the congregation and charged with supporting the pastor in religious instruction, contributions to the church, etc.
  • clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
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