16-letter words containing a, h, i, g
- cartographically — the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction.
- catch sb napping — If someone is caught napping, something happens when they are not prepared for it, although they should have been.
- chagas---disease — an infectious disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, occurring chiefly in tropical America and characterized by irregular fever, palpable lymph nodes, and often heart damage.
- channel crossing — a crossing of the English Channel
- character string — a series of characters that can be manipulated as a group, but do not necessarily represent anything
- charged particle — an atomic particle with a positive or negative charge, as an electron, proton, or helium ion
- charles coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- chattering class — well-educated members of the upper-middle or upper class who freely express especially liberal opinions or judgments on current issues and events.
- checking account — A checking account is a personal bank account which you can take money out of at any time using your cheque book or cash card.
- chemical peeling — a cosmetic process in which a substance containing a chemical (esp alpha-hydroxy acids) is applied to the skin of the face and peeled away to remove a layer of dead cells
- chequing account — (in Canada) account against which cheques can be drawn
- chiang ching-kuo — 1910–88, Chinese statesman; the son of Chiang Kai-shek. He was prime minister of Taiwan (1971–78); president (1978–88)
- chichagof island — an island of Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago. Area: 5439 sq km (2100 sq miles)
- chipping sparrow — a common North American sparrow, Spizella passerina, having brown-and-grey plumage and a white eye stripe
- chlorogenic acid — a colorless crystalline acid, C 16 H 18 O 9 , that is important in plant metabolism and is purportedly responsible for the browning or blackening of cut apples, potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables.
- cholangiographic — Relating to cholangiography.
- christmas lights — strings of lights put up in the Christmas period to decorate houses
- chromatographies — Plural form of chromatography.
- chromium plating — plating, often for decorative effect, made of chromium
- chromolithograph — a picture produced by chromolithography
- chronic glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- cigarette holder — A cigarette holder is a narrow tube that you can put a cigarette into in order to hold it while you smoke it.
- clearsightedness — The property of being clearsighted.
- colonial heights — a town in central Virginia.
- columbia heights — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- common logarithm — a logarithm to the base ten. Usually written log or log10
- community charge — (formerly in Britain) a flat-rate charge paid by each adult in a community to his or her local authority in place of rates
- considering that — You use considering that to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
- coping mechanism — something a person does to deal with a difficult situation
- corona discharge — an electrical discharge appearing on and around the surface of a charged conductor, caused by ionization of the surrounding gas
- cottage hospital — a small rural hospital
- crystallographic — of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography.
- dagwood sandwich — a thick sandwich filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, dressings, and condiments.
- data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
- daylight robbery — If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery.
- dearborn heights — city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 58,000
- debating chamber — a room where a legislative assembly holds debates
- dechristianizing — Present participle of dechristianize.
- deep-sea fishing — the activity of catching fish that live in the deep parts of the sea
- dental hygienist — a dentist's assistant skilled in dental hygiene
- deoxyhaemoglobin — (biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin that has released its oxygen.
- dephlogisticated — Simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate.
- digital research — (company) The company which developed CP/M, the operating system used on many of the first generation 8-bit microprocessor-based personal computers. Digital Research also produced DR-DOS. Address: Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
- diphthongisation — The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
- diphthongization — to change into or pronounce as a diphthong.
- discharging arch — an arch for taking some of the weight from a structural member beneath it.
- discographically — In terms of discography.
- disenfranchising — Present participle of disenfranchise.
- district heating — a heating system in which centrally generated heat is distributed via ducts and pipes to multiple buildings or locations
- drainage channel — a channel along which drained water flows away