14-letter words containing r, a, t, i, o, e
- generation gap — a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
- generationally — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
- geometric mean — the mean of n positive numbers obtained by taking the n th root of the product of the numbers: The geometric mean of 6 and 24 is 12.
- geometric pace — a modern form of a Roman pace, a measure of length taken as 5 feet
- geometrization — the application of geometrical concepts to a different field
- gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
- gerontological — Of or pertaining to gerontology.
- giant tortoise — any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar: some are endangered.
- gothic revival — a Gothic style of architecture popular between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, exemplified by the Houses of Parliament in London (1840)
- grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
- grangerisation — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- grangerization — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
- graphite cloth — a nonwoven fabric made by embedding carbon fibers in a plastic bonding material, used in layers as a substitute for sheet metal, as in the construction of aircraft wings.
- gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
- greek catholic — a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
- gregorian tone — a plainsong melody
- greisenization — the process whereby granite is converted to greisen
- group practice — Also called group medicine. the practice of medicine by an association of physicians and other health professionals who work together, usually in one suite of offices.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
- hair extension — attached length of hair
- haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- heads or tails — a gambling game in which a coin is tossed, the winner being the player who guesses which side of the coin will face up when it lands or is caught.
- health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- health visitor — In Britain, a health visitor is a nurse whose job is to visit people in their homes and offer advice on matters such as how to look after very young babies or people with physical disabilities.
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- heat reservoir — a hypothetical body of infinitely large mass capable of absorbing or rejecting unlimited quantities of heat without undergoing appreciable changes in temperature, pressure, or density.
- heath robinson — (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- helicopter dad — 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.
- helicopter pad — landing area
- heliocentrical — Alternative form of heliocentric.
- hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditic — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
- heteroaromatic — a heterocyclic aromatic compound.
- heteroclitical — (obsolete) Anomalous, heteroclite.
- heterographies — Plural form of heterography.
- heterokaryosis — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
- heterokaryotic — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
- heterolecithal — having an unequal distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.