14-letter words containing s, h, y
- chlamydospores — Plural form of chlamydospore.
- chlorophyllase — an enzyme found in plants that decomposes chlorophyll by removing the phytol chain.
- chlorophyllous — of or containing chlorophyll.
- 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.
- cholecystotomy — the surgical procedure of cutting into the gall bladder in order to extract gallstones
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- choral society — an organization of amateur singers
- christian year — a year in the ecclesiastical calendar, used especially in reference to the various feast days and special seasons.
- christmasberry — toyon.
- chromodynamics — a theory that describes how gluons and their forces bind quarks together to form protons, neutrons, etc.
- chrysanthemums — Plural form of chrysanthemum.
- colby (cheese) — a variety of cheese similar to Cheddar but softer, moister, and more porous
- comprehensibly — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.
- coniferophytes — Plural form of coniferophyte.
- cosmochemistry — the study of the chemical composition of the celestial bodies
- courtesy coach — a free coach
- courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
- cranberry bush — a North American caprifoliaceous shrub or small tree, Viburnum trilobum, producing acid red fruit
- credit history — a record of how promptly a person pays back loans, credits, etc, over time
- 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.
- cruising yacht — a yacht which is used for holiday trips
- cryoanesthesia — (pathology) Insensibility resulting from cold.
- cryptaesthetic — of or relating to cryptaesthesia
- cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
- cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
- crystal growth — Crystal growth is the process of making a crystal grow by continuing to remove a component from a solution.
- curiosity shop — a shop selling unusual items and curios
- cuyahoga falls — a city in NE Ohio, near Akron.
- cyberthrillers — Plural form of cyberthriller.
- cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
- cycling shorts — tight-fitting shorts reaching partway to the knee for cycling, sport, etc
- cystolithiasis — a medical condition caused by the formation of a calculus in the bladder
- daylight hours — the hours when it is daylight
- dehydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate.
- deinonychosaur — Any omnivorous or carnivorous coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur of the clade Deinonychosauria.
- delayed speech — a speech disorder of children in which the levels of intelligibility, vocabulary, complexity of utterance, etc., are significantly below the levels considered standard for a particular age.
- demythologised — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise.
- deputy sheriff — a person that is authorized to act as sheriff in certain circumstances
- dessert cherry — the fruit of a cherry tree
- desynchronized — Simple past tense and past participle of desynchronize.
- dio chrysostom — 2nd century ad, Greek orator and philosopher
- duty-free shop — airport: untaxed goods store
- earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
- ego psychology — the study of the adaptive and mediating functions of the ego and their role in personality development and emotional disorder
- embellishingly — in an embellishing manner
- endophenotypes — Plural form of endophenotype.
- english system — the foot-pound-second system of measurement
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing