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14-letter words containing n, o, t, h, e, l

  • coherent light — light in which the electromagnetic waves maintain a fixed and predictable phase relationship with each other over a period of time.
  • controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
  • convent school — A convent school is a school where many of the teachers are nuns.
  • cotton thistle — Scotch thistle.
  • crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
  • cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
  • cytotechnology — the microscopic analysis of cells for the early detection of abnormalities and diagnosis of diseases such as cancer
  • dcc technology — DCC technology uses a catalytic process to convert heavy hydrocarbons into light olefins.
  • dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
  • dehabilitation — (sociology) The process of social estrangement and progressive loosening of social bonds between an individual and his family and society as a result of long-term residence in an institution.
  • dehydroretinol — (organic compound) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
  • desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
  • dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
  • diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
  • dimethylketone — acetone.
  • do the needful — to perform a necessary task
  • dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
  • election night — the evening when the votes from an election are being counted
  • electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
  • eleutheromania — A great desire for or obsession with freedom.
  • eleventh chord — a chord much used in jazz, consisting of a major or minor triad upon which are superimposed the seventh, ninth, and eleventh above the root
  • encephalitogen — an agent that is able to produce encephalitis
  • encephalopathy — A disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected by some agent or condition (such as viral infection or toxins in the blood).
  • english sonnet — a sonnet form developed in 16th-century England and employed by Shakespeare, having the rhyme scheme a b a b c d c d e f e f g g
  • epithelisation — Alternative form of epithelization.
  • epithelization — Alternative form of epithelialization.
  • epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
  • ethnobotanical — Of or pertaining to ethnobotany.
  • ethnographical — Ethnographic.
  • ethnologically — In an ethnological manner or fashion.
  • ethnomedicinal — Pertaining to ethnomedicine.
  • ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.
  • ethylene group — the divalent group, -CH2CH2-, derived from ethylene
  • explosion shot — a shot used in hitting a ball from a sand trap, in which the sand just behind the ball rather than the ball itself is struck with full force
  • fathomlessness — The state or condition of being fathomless.
  • flannelmouthed — talking thickly, slowly, or haltingly.
  • flight surgeon — a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.
  • floating heart — any of certain aquatic plants belonging to the genus Nymphoides, of the gentian family, especially N. aquatica, having floating, more or less heart-shaped leaves and a cluster of small, white, five-petaled flowers.
  • fonthill abbey — a ruined Gothic Revival mansion in Wiltshire: rebuilt (1790–1810) for William Beckford by James Wyatt; the main tower collapsed in 1800 and, after rebuilding, again in 1827
  • galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • genethlialogic — relating to the science of casting horoscopes
  • globe amaranth — a plant, Gomphrena globosa, native to the Old World tropics, having dense heads of variously colored flowers that retain their color when cut.
  • golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.
  • golden thistle — Spanish oyster plant.
  • haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
  • half-forgotten — a past participle of forget.
  • half-note rest — a pause of half a semibreve
  • halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
  • hamilton inlet — an arm of the Atlantic in SE Labrador, an estuary of the Churchill River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
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