14-letter words containing s, c, h, i
- morphotonemics — the morphophonemics of tonal phenomena.
- mortise chisel — framing chisel.
- musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
- musical chairs — Also called going to Jerusalem. a game in which players march to music around two rows of chairs placed back to back, there being one chair less than the number of players, the object being to find a seat when the music stops abruptly. The player failing to do so is removed from the game, together with one chair, at each interval.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- 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.
- 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.
- nietzscheanism — the philosophy of Nietzsche, emphasizing the will to power as the chief motivating force of both the individual and society.
- nihilistically — of or believing in nihilism, or the total rejection of established laws and institutions: An exhibition of nihilistic art—now there's an oxymoron!
- non-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- non-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- non-scholastic — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
- noncharismatic — a person or group not involved in the Christian charismatic movement
- nonhygroscopic — Not hygroscopic.
- nonmechanistic — Not mechanistic.
- nonphysiologic — of or relating to physiology.
- nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
- old school tie — a necktie striped in the colors of a specific English public school, especially as worn by a graduate to indicate his educational background.
- oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- 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.
- oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
- operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
- opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
- opisthographic — written on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.
- ornithischians — Plural form of ornithischian.
- orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
- oscillographic — Of or pertaining to an oscillograph.
- osteoarthritic — Affected with osteoarthritis.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- parish council — local administrative body
- parish records — historical documents of a district
- paschen series — a series of lines in the infrared spectrum of hydrogen.
- patheticalness — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- patriarchalism — a philosophy, form, or system of patriarchal government.
- pension scheme — savings fund for retirement
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- personal chair — a professorship awarded in recognition of academic achievement
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.
- petrophysicist — a person who studies, or is an expert in, petrophysics
- phallic symbol — any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.
- 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.
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.