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13-letter words containing y, o, h, i

  • brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
  • brown hickory — a North American hickory tree, Carya glabra
  • cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
  • chiaochou bay — an inlet of the Yellow Sea, in E China, in Shandong province. 20 miles (32 km) long; 15 miles (24 km) wide.
  • chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
  • child custody — custody (def 4).
  • child prodigy — A child prodigy is a child with a very great talent.
  • child-custody — custody (def 4).
  • chinese money — funny money (def 3).
  • chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
  • chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
  • cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
  • chromatically — In a chromatic manner.
  • chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
  • chromatolytic — relating to chromatolysis
  • chronobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms
  • chrysophenine — a bright yellow dye derived from stilbene, used chiefly for dyeing leather and textiles.
  • chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
  • chylification — the process of turning into chyle
  • chymification — the process of turning into chyme
  • city of light — Paris2
  • climatography — an account of a region's climate
  • cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
  • come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
  • coniferophyte — (biology) conifer.
  • copy the mail — letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
  • copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
  • cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
  • cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
  • cryptographic — Relating to cryptography.
  • cryptoxanthin — a carotenoid pigment, C40H56O, in butter, eggs, and various plants, that can be converted into vitamin A in the body
  • cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
  • cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
  • cycloheximide — a toxic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis, used as a fungicide in agriculture
  • cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
  • cymbocephalic — scaphocephaly.
  • cystathionine — an amino acid, C 7 H 14 O 4 N 2 S, that is an intermediate in the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine.
  • cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
  • cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
  • dehydrogenize — dehydrogenate.
  • demythologise — to divest of mythological or legendary attributes or forms, as in order to permit clearer appraisal and understanding: to demythologize the music dramas of Richard Wagner for modern listeners.
  • demythologize — to eliminate all mythical elements from (a piece of writing, esp the Bible) so as to arrive at an essential meaning
  • desynchronize — Disturb the synchronization of; put out of step or phase.
  • diaphototropy — the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light
  • dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
  • dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
  • diethyl oxide — ether (def 1).
  • dimethylketol — acetoin.
  • diphenoxylate — a substance, C 30 H 32 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its hydrochloride in the treatment of diarrhea.
  • diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
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