14-letter words containing o, t, l, i, h
- claustrophilia — abnormal pleasure derived from being in a confined space
- claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
- claustrophobic — You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
- cleistothecium — (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
- clock-watching — the act of checking the time in anticipation of a break or the end of the working day
- cloister garth — garth (def 1).
- coal-tar pitch — a residue left by the distillation of coal tar: a mixture of hydrocarbons and finely divided carbon used as a binder for fuel briquettes, road surfaces, and carbon electrodes
- coherent light — light in which the electromagnetic waves maintain a fixed and predictable phase relationship with each other over a period of time.
- consultantship — the office or function of a consultant
- contact flight — a flight in which the pilot remains in sight of land or water
- controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- coquilhatville — former name of Mbandaka.
- cotswold hills — range of hills in SW central England, mostly in Gloucestershire
- cotton thistle — Scotch thistle.
- courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- cycling shorts — tight-fitting shorts reaching partway to the knee for cycling, sport, etc
- cycloaliphatic — (of an organic compound) aliphatic in chemical behaviour but having its carbon atoms in a ring
- cystolithiasis — a medical condition caused by the formation of a calculus in the bladder
- cytopathologic — the science dealing with the study of the diseases of cells.
- dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
- daylight hours — the hours when it is daylight
- 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.
- demythologised — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise.
- demythologized — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologize.
- demythologizer — a person who removes mythical elements from something
- depth of field — the range of distance in front of and behind an object focused by an optical instrument, such as a camera or microscope, within which other objects will also appear clear and sharply defined in the resulting image
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- diagonal cloth — a twilled fabric woven with distinctly diagonal lines.
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- dichotomically — division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
- 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.
- dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
- drummond light — calcium light.
- dutch colonial — of or relating to the domestic architecture of Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey, often characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves over porches on the long sides.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- eightsome reel — a Scottish dance for eight people
- election night — the evening when the votes from an election are being counted
- electric shock — electric current entering the body
- electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
- 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.
- elevator pitch — an informal an extremely short and pithy version of a sales pitch or business plan
- encephalitogen — an agent that is able to produce encephalitis
- 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