14-letter words containing r, e, c, h, i
- enantiomorphic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting enantiomorphism.
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
- endomycorrhiza — (ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.
- enharmonically — (music) Adjectival form of enharmonic.
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
- erythrocytosis — Polycythemia.
- erythropoietic — Of or pertaining to erythropoiesis.
- ethnographical — Ethnographic.
- ethyl chloride — a colorless liquid, C2H5Cl, prepared by heating ethyl alcohol with hydrogen chloride in the presence of zinc chloride: used in preparing tetraethyl lead and ethyl cellulose, and as a local anesthetic
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- exercise bench — (in a gymnasium) a low table, which may be inclined, used for various exercises
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- exothermically — In an exothermic manner.
- extravehicular — Of or relating to an activity performed in space outside a spacecraft.
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- femtochemistry — (chemistry) the study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers.
- fichtelgebirge — a mountain range in E central Germany, near the Czech border. Highest peak, Schneeberg, 3447 feet (1051 meters).
- fifth republic — the republic established in France in 1958, the successor to the Fourth Republic.
- finance charge — interest or a fee charged for borrowing money or buying on credit.
- fireside chats — an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.
- firth of clyde — an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)
- firth-of-clyde — a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.
- flemish scroll — a scroll, as on a chair leg, having the form of two intersecting and oppositely curved C-scrolls.
- flight officer — an officer of the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II, having a rank equivalent to that of a warrant officer junior grade.
- fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
- force of habit — behavior occurring without thought and by virtue of constant repetition; habit.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- free-machining — (of certain metals) readily machinable at high speeds with low force.
- french cricket — a child's game resembling cricket, in which the batsman's legs are used as the wicket
- french oceania — former name of French Polynesia.
- french tickler — a condom designed with knobs, projections, etc.
- french windows — a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
- friar preacher — a Dominican friar.
- friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
- garlic crusher — a kitchen implement used to crush cloves of garlic
- geochronologic — Of or pertaining to geochronology.
- geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
- geographically — of or relating to geography.
- geomorphogenic — relating to geomorphogeny
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- 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)
- grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
- graphic accent — any mark written above a letter, especially one indicating stress in pronunciation, as in Spanish rápido.
- graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
- 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.