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14-letter words containing o, c, t, m

  • halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
  • hamito-semitic — denoting or belonging to this family of languages
  • have a stomack — to be pregnant
  • have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • helicopter mom — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
  • helminthologic — of or pertaining to helminthology
  • hemipelvectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.
  • hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
  • hepatectomized — That has undergone hepatectomy.
  • hermaphroditic — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
  • heteroaromatic — a heterocyclic aromatic compound.
  • heterochromous — of different colors.
  • heterochronism — a change in the stage at which developmental processes take place relative to members of the same species
  • heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
  • hierogrammatic — of or relating to a hierogram
  • histochemistry — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
  • homomultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more identical polypeptide chains.
  • hors de combat — disabled or injured
  • humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
  • humidification — to make humid.
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hyperchromatic — Hyperchromic.
  • hypergeometric — of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
  • hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
  • hypophysectomy — excision of the pituitary gland.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • hysterectomies — Plural form of hysterectomy.
  • hysterectomise — Alt form hysterectomize.
  • hysterectomize — to remove the uterus from by surgery.
  • iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
  • ibm compatible — (computer)   A computer which can use hardware and software designed for the IBM PC (or, less often, IBM mainframes). This was once a key phrase in marketing a new PC clone but now in 1998 is rarely used, the non-IBM wintel personal computer manufacturers such as Compaq, Dell and Gateway 2000 and OS vendor Microsoft having taken control of the market, marginalising IBM.
  • image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
  • immethodically — Unmethodically.
  • immunogenetics — the branch of immunology dealing with the study of immunity in relation to genetic makeup.
  • immunogenicity — causing or capable of producing an immune response.
  • immunoreaction — Immune reaction.
  • immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
  • immunotoxicity — The toxic effect of an immunotoxin on the immune system.
  • import licence — a government-issued document that authorizes the importation of goods into its country
  • improvisatrice — Female improvisatore.
  • income account — an account maintained for a particular item of revenue or income.
  • income bracket — a group or category of people whose income falls within defined upper and lower levels
  • income support — welfare payment to low earners
  • incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
  • incompetencies — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
  • incompleteness — not complete; lacking some part.
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