14-letter words containing r, e, h, o, m
- cherry blossom — the blossom of any of various spring-blooming cherries, prized for their beauty
- child molester — someone who sexually violates a child, esp someone legally convicted of this
- chimney corner — a recess that contains a seat in a large open fireplace; inglenook
- china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
- chlamydospores — Plural form of chlamydospore.
- chlorochromate — (inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion CrClO3-, or any salt containing this anion.
- chlorpromazine — a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C17H19ClN2S
- chlorpropamide — a sulfonylurea drug that reduces blood glucose and is administered orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Formula: C10H13ClN2O3S
- cholecystogram — the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
- cholera morbus — gastroenteritis
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- chordamesoderm — a kind of mesoderm that develops into the notochord
- chrestomathies — Plural form of chrestomathy.
- christmas rose — an evergreen ranunculaceous plant, Helleborus niger, of S Europe and W Asia, with white or pinkish winter-blooming flowers
- chromatophores — Plural form of chromatophore.
- chrome leather — leather tanned with chrome.
- chromium steel — a very hard alloy steel containing chromium
- chromoproteins — Plural form of chromoprotein.
- chromosome map — a graphic representation of the positions of genes on chromosomes, obtained by observation of chromosome bands or by determining the degree of linkage between genes
- chronometrical — a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
- church of rome — the Roman Catholic Church
- cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
- cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.
- cinemicrograph — a motion picture filmed through a microscope.
- clamshell door — Often, clamshell doors. a door consisting of two panels that spread open vertically, as those located on the underside of some cargo planes.
- complete graph — A graph which has a link between every pair of nodes. A complete bipartite graph can be partitioned into two subsets of nodes such that each node is joined to every node in the other subset.
- comprehendable — Misspelling of comprehensible.
- comprehendible — comprehensible
- comprehensible — Something that is comprehensible can be understood.
- comprehensibly — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- comprehensions — Plural form of comprehension.
- comprehensives — Plural form of comprehensive.
- computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
- computerphobic — a computerphobe
- coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
- cosmochemistry — the study of the chemical composition of the celestial bodies
- countercharmed — Simple past tense and past participle of countercharm.
- countermarched — Simple past tense and past participle of countermarch.
- countermarches — Plural form of countermarch.
- crenshaw melon — a variety of melon resembling the casaba, having pinkish flesh.
- crimean gothic — a form of the Gothic language that survived in the Crimea after the extinction of Gothic elsewhere in Europe, known only from a list of words and phrases recorded in the 16th century.
- croquembouches — Plural form of croquembouche.
- cross my heart — You can say 'cross my heart' when you want someone to believe that you are telling the truth. You can also ask 'cross your heart?', when you are asking someone if they are really telling the truth.
- cytophotometer — an instrument for examining cells by determining the intensity or wavelengths of light transmitted through them.
- cytophotometry — the use of a photometer in order to study the chemical compounds of a cell
- demythologizer — a person who removes mythical elements from something
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographia — a common medical condition in which lightly rubbing the skin produces red, often raised, temporary marks
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- diffeomorphism — a differentiable homeomorphism.