14-letter words containing r, h, i, n, e, c
- 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.
- in the picture — informed about a given situation
- in the process — If you are doing something and you do something else in the process, you do the second thing as part of doing the first thing.
- inapproachable — not approachable.
- indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
- interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
- interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- inverted chord — a chord in which the notes are transposed such that the root, originally in the bass, is placed in an upper part.
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- kinetic theory — the theory that the minute particles of all matter are in constant motion and that the temperature of a substance is dependent on the velocity of this motion, increased motion being accompanied by increased temperature: according to the kinetic theory of gases, the elasticity, diffusion, pressure, and other physical properties of a gas are due to the rapid motion in straight lines of its molecules, to their impacts against each other and the walls of the container, to weak cohesive forces between molecules, etc.
- kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
- lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
- liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
- lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
- macaroni wheat — durum wheat.
- magnetic chart — a chart showing the magnetic properties of a portion of the earth's surface, as dip, variation, and intensity.
- magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- mail exchanger — (messaging) A server running SMTP Message Transfer Agent software that accepts incoming electronic mail and either delivers it locally or forwards it to another server. The mail exchanger to use for a given domain can be discovered by querying DNS for Mail Exchange Records.
- mariana trench — a depression in the ocean floor of the Pacific, S and W of the Mariana Islands: site of greatest known depth of any ocean. 36,201 feet (11,034 meters) deep.
- marking scheme — a plan or guidelines used in the marking of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
- monosaccharide — a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
- morphophonemic — noting or pertaining to morphophonemics or morphophonemes.
- morphotonemics — the morphophonemics of tonal phenomena.
- mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- motor mechanic — a mechanic who maintains and repairs cars and other road vehicles
- mulching mower — a lawn mower that shreds blades of grass into very small pieces that are left on the lawn to decay and return moisture and nutrients to the soil
- musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
- narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
- nephrectomized — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
- nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
- neuromechanism — the function of the nervous system as it relates to its structure.
- nontheoretical — not confined to the theoretical realm; actual
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- north american — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
- north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- oceanic trench — a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust, usually lying above a subduction zone
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.