13-letter words containing o, c, t, h, r, n
- halotolerance — The quality or degree of being halotolerant.
- hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals
- harmonic tone — a tone produced by suppressing the fundamental tone and bringing into prominence one of its overtones.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- 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.).
- here document — (operating system) Data included in a Unix shell script or Perl script using the "<<" syntax.
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- heroin addict — sb dependent on heroin
- hertogenbosch — 's Hertogenbosch.
- heterochronic — a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.
- heterogenetic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- heterostracan — any of several ostracoderms of the order Heterostraci, from the Silurian and Devonian Periods, having the anterior part of the body enclosed in bony plates.
- historicizing — Present participle of historicize.
- histrionicism — histrionic behaviour or acts
- honor society — (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities.
- horrification — That which causes horror.
- hot cross bun — a bun with a cross of frosting on it, eaten chiefly during Lent.
- hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
- hypercyanotic — blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- hyperfunction — abnormally increased function, especially of glands or other organs.
- hyperromantic — extremely or excessively romantic
- hypertonicity — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- hyposecretion — a diminished secretion.
- inductothermy — the production of fever by means of electromagnetic induction.
- inharmonicity — the quality of being inharmonic
- inspectorship — The condition of being an inspector; the office of an inspector.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- intrathoracic — (anatomy) Within the thorax.
- iontophoretic — Of or pertaining to iontophoresis.
- john fletcher — John, 1579–1625, English dramatist: collaborated with Francis Beaumont 1606?–16; with Philip Massinger 1613–25.
- john mccarthy — (person, artificial intelligence) A pioneer of artificial intelligence (he coined ther term). He invented Lisp at MIT in the late 1950s and later worked at SAIL. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- leucitohedron — a trapezohedron
- lithontriptic — of or relating to destroying bladder or kidney stones
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- lunch counter — a counter, as in a store or restaurant, where light meals and snacks are served or are sold to be taken out.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- microlighting — the sport or act of flying in microlights
- microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- mitochondrion — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- monochromated — Fitted with a monochromator.
- monochromatic — of or having one color.
- monochromator — a spectroscope with a slit that can be moved across the spectrum for viewing individual spectral bands.
- monostrophics — monostrophic verses
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.