15-letter words containing a, c, h, i, l, r
- interchangeable — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- interchangeably — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
- ionospherically — by the ionosphere
- jewish calendar — the lunisolar calendar used by the Jews, in which time is reckoned from 3761 bc: regarded as the year of the Creation. The months, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar, have either 29 or 30 days. Originally a new month was declared when the new moon was sighted in Jerusalem, but when this became impossible, a complex formula was devised to keep Rosh Chodesh near to the new moon. In addition, to keep the harvest festivals in the right seasons, there is a Metonic cycle of 14 years, in five of which an additional month is added after Shevat. The year according to biblical reckoning begins with Nisan, and the civil year begins with Tishri; the years are numbered from Tishri
- judicial branch — the branch of government charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice; the judiciary.
- kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
- kirchhoff's law — the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- laser machining — Laser machining is a process in which material is removed from a surface using light from a laser.
- lauric aldehyde — a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C 12 H 24 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- learner's chain — an inexperienced team of slaughtermen working in a freezing works
- lexicographical — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- lithium citrate — a white crystalline solid sometimes used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania. Formula: Li3C6H5O7
- lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
- local authority — council, local government
- logarithmically — In a logarithmic manner.
- low archipelago — a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 332 sq. mi. (860 sq. km).
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- make a horlicks — to make a mistake or a mess
- masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
- mechlorethamine — a nitrogen mustard, C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- merchantability — The state of being merchantable.
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- michael faraday — Michael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
- michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
- microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
- microaerophilic — Of, or relating to a microaerophile.
- microphysically — in a microphysical manner
- military school — military academy.
- morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- national church — an independent church within a country, usually representing the prevalent religion.
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
- nonhierarchical — Classified or arranged so that a group or person has the same authority as everyone else; not hierarchical.
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
- ochlocratically — In an ochlocratic way.
- oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
- orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
- organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
- orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
- paraheliotropic — (of leaves) turning away from light; sun-avoiding