14-letter words containing r, h, o, n, c, i
- musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
- narcocatharsis — a technique in narcoanalysis in which the patient is encouraged to reveal suppressed emotions or memories with the aid of narcotic drugs
- 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.
- non-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- noncharismatic — a person or group not involved in the Christian charismatic movement
- nonchurchgoing — Not attending church.
- nonhygroscopic — Not hygroscopic.
- nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
- 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 atlantic — relating to the North Atlantic and, often, the countries bordering it
- north canadian — river flowing from NE N.Mex. east & southeast into the Canadian River in E Okla.: 760 mi (1,223 km)
- north carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 sq. mi. (136,198 sq. km). Capital: Raleigh. Abbreviation: NC (for use with zip code), N.C.
- north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
- 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.
- onchocerciasis — an infestation with filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca, common in tropical America and Africa, transmitted by black flies, and characterized by nodules under the skin, an itchy rash, eye lesions, and in severe cases, elephantiasis.
- operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
- orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.
- organochlorine — Any of a large group of pesticides and other synthetic organic compounds with chlorinated aromatic molecules.
- ornithischians — Plural form of ornithischian.
- ornithological — the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
- ornithomorphic — relating to an ornithomorph
- orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- panidiomorphic — (of igneous rocks) having well-developed crystals
- parish council — local administrative body
- personal chair — a professorship awarded in recognition of academic achievement
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- pharmacopoeian — an individual who has expert knowledge of a pharmacopoeia
- phenolic resin — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- phloroglucinol — a white to yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly in analytical chemistry and in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- phonoreception — the physiological perception of sound.
- photoreception — the physiological perception of light.
- photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- pinhole camera — a simple camera in which an aperture provided by a pinhole in an opaque diaphragm is used in place of a lens.
- pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
- plesiochronous — (communications) Nearly synchronised, a term describing a communication system where transmitted signals have the same nominal digital rate but are synchronised on different clocks. According to ITU-T standards, corresponding signals are plesiochronous if their significant instants occur at nominally the same rate, with any variation in rate being constrained within specified limits.