15-letter words containing a, n, h, e, l
- charleston peak — a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
- chelating agent — a chemical compound that coordinates with a metal to form a chelate, often used to trap or remove heavy metal ions
- chemical change — Chemistry. a usually irreversible chemical reaction involving the rearrangement of the atoms of one or more substances and a change in their chemical properties or composition, resulting in the formation of at least one new substance: The formation of rust on iron is a chemical change.
- chemosterilants — Plural form of chemosterilant.
- chesterfieldian — of or like Lord Chesterfield; suave; elegant; polished
- chicken cholera — fowl cholera.
- chief constable — A Chief Constable is the officer who is in charge of the police force in a particular county or area in Britain.
- child battering — child abuse in the form of battering
- child restraint — a device used to protect a child in a motor vehicle
- child-battering — the physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.
- child-resistant — that resists being opened, tampered with, or damaged by a child; childproof: a child-resistant medicine cabinet.
- chile con carne — chili con carne
- chili con carne — Chili con carne is a dish made from meat, with a thick sauce of tomatoes, and powdered or fresh chilies.
- chiller cabinet — a cupboard or chest in a shop where chilled foods and drinks are displayed and kept cool
- chimney swallow — another name for common swallow
- chinese gelatin — agar (def 1).
- chinese lacquer — lacquer (def 2).
- chinese lantern — a collapsible lantern made of thin coloured paper
- chinese parsley — coriander leaves used as an herb; cilantro
- chloramphenicol — a broad-spectrum antibiotic used esp in treating typhoid fever and rickettsial infections: obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or synthesized. Formula: C11H12N2O5Cl2
- chocolate brown — a dark brown
- cholangiectasis — Dilation of the bile ducts.
- cholinergically — in a cholinergic manner
- chopped almonds — almonds cut into small pieces
- choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
- christadelphian — a member of a Christian millenarian sect founded in the US about 1848, holding that only the just will enter eternal life, that the wicked will be annihilated, and that the ignorant, the unconverted, and infants will not be raised from the dead
- chryse planitia — a plain on Mars, the landing site of the Viking I spacecraft.
- church calendar — ecclesiastical calendar (def 2).
- church-calendar — a calendar based on the lunisolar cycle, used by many Christian churches in determining the dates for the movable feasts.
- clearheadedness — The quality of being clearheaded.
- collenchymatous — Relating to collenchyma.
- complex-machine — Older Use. an automobile or airplane. a typewriter.
- copenhagen blue — a greyish-blue colour
- corn-leaf aphid — a green aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, widely distributed in the U.S.: a pest of corn and other grasses.
- council chamber — the room in which council meetings are held
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- cradle snatcher — someone who marries or has an affair with a much younger person
- cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
- crystal healing — (in alternative therapy) the use of the supposed power of crystals to affect the human energy field
- curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
- cyanoethylation — the act of introducing a cyano-ethyl group into a compound
- cyclohexylamine — a highly toxic and hazardous organic chemical derived from cyclohexane
- czechoslovakian — Czechoslovakian means the same as Czechoslovak.
- daughter-in-law — Someone's daughter-in-law is the wife of their son.
- detachable lens — a lens on a digital camera that can be separated from the camera itself, making it easier for the photographer to take certain types of shot. A cable usually connects the disconnected lens and camera
- developing bath — an amount of photographic developer into which photographic film or paper is inserted
- dichloromethane — a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. Formula: CH2Cl2
- dimethylaniline — a very toxic oily liquid used in industry to harden certain synthetic resins and as a solvent
- dimethylmethane — propane.
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.