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16-letter words containing a, r, c, h

  • mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
  • mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
  • mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
  • medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
  • memoria technica — a method or device for assisting the memory
  • merchant account — A merchant account is a type of bank account that allows a company to accept credit cards.
  • merchant service — A merchant service is a provider of credit card processing services.
  • methacrylic acid — a colorless, liquid acid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced synthetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate, polymerizes to yield a clear plastic.
  • mexican hairless — one of a breed of small dogs having no hair except for a tuft on the top of the head and a little fuzz on the lower part of the tail.
  • microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
  • microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
  • microphotographs — Plural form of microphotograph.
  • microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
  • military attache — attaché (def 2).
  • mineral charcoal — a fibrous substance resembling charcoal and having a high carbon content, often occurring in thin layers in bituminous coal.
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • missile launcher — system that fires missiles
  • molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
  • monochromaticity — of or having one color.
  • multi-way branch — switch statement
  • munching squares — A display hack dating back to the PDP-1 (ca. 1962, reportedly discovered by Jackson Wright), which employs a trivial computation (repeatedly plotting the graph Y = X XOR T for successive values of T - see HAKMEM items 146--148) to produce an impressive display of moving and growing squares that devour the screen. The initial value of T is treated as a parameter, which, when well-chosen, can produce amazing effects. Some of these, later (re)discovered on the LISP Machine, have been christened "munching triangles" (try AND for XOR and toggling points instead of plotting them), "munching w's", and "munching mazes". More generally, suppose a graphics program produces an impressive and ever-changing display of some basic form, foo, on a display terminal, and does it using a relatively simple program; then the program (or the resulting display) is likely to be referred to as "munching foos". [This is a good example of the use of the word foo as a metasyntactic variable.]
  • narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
  • national charter — the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
  • near the knuckle — risqué
  • neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
  • nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
  • neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
  • neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
  • new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
  • non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
  • non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
  • non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
  • nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
  • nonharmonic tone — a tone sounding with a chord of which it is not a chord tone.
  • north carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 sq. mi. (136,198 sq. km). Capital: Raleigh. Abbreviation: NC (for use with zip code), N.C.
  • north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
  • north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
  • nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
  • oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
  • off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
  • ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
  • oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
  • on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
  • open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
  • ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
  • orographic cloud — any cloud whose existence and form are largely controlled by the disturbed flow of air over and around mountains, as the banner cloud and crest cloud.
  • orthoformic acid — a hypothetical acid, HC(OH) 3 , known only in the form of its esters.
  • orthographically — In an orthographical manner; using proper spelling, capitalization and grammar.
  • orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
  • osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
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