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17-letter words containing c, a, l, h

  • monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
  • monochromatically — of or having one color.
  • monolith catalyst — A monolith catalyst is a type of catalyst whose surface is flat.
  • mont-saint-michel — a rocky islet near the coast of NW France, in an inlet of the Gulf of St. Malo: famous abbey and fortress.
  • muscle dysmorphia — a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc. Compare body dysmorphic disorder.
  • mystical theology — the branch of theology dealing with mysticism and mystical experiences.
  • nanotechnological — Of, pertaining to, or by means of nanotechnology.
  • nathaniel currier — Nathaniel, 1813–88, U.S. lithographer. Compare Ives (def 4).
  • nationalist china — China, Republic of.
  • natural harmonics — harmonics of a note produced on a stringed instrument by lightly touching an open or unstopped sounded string.
  • natural hat trick — three goals scored in succession by one player in one game or one period.
  • nautical twilight — the period of time during which the sun is 12° below the horizon
  • neo-scholasticism — a contemporary application of Scholasticism to modern problems and life.
  • nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
  • neuropathological — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from neuropathology, the pathology of nerve tissue.
  • neuropharmacology — the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
  • nicholas bourbaki — the pseudonym of a group of mainly French mathematicians that, since 1939, has been producing a monumental work on advanced mathematics, Eléments de Mathématique
  • non-thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • nonaccomplishment — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
  • nonalcoholic beer — Nonalcoholic beer is beer that does not contain any alcohol.
  • nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
  • nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
  • oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
  • old norman french — Norman French (sense 1)
  • old orchard beach — a resort town in S Maine.
  • omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
  • open-channel flow — Open-channel flow is a liquid flow in a channel, which has a free liquid surface.
  • overreach oneself — to fail because of trying to do more than one can
  • oystershell scale — a scale insect, Lepidosaphes ulmi, having a scale shaped like the shell of an oyster, which infests various deciduous trees and shrubs.
  • palaeoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology concerned with the earliest fossil remains
  • paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
  • pashmina politics — the adoption of political policies immediately after they have gone out of fashion
  • pathological liar — a person who tells lies frequently, with no rational motive for doing so.
  • patriarchal cross — a Latin cross having a shorter crosspiece above the customary one.
  • pay-cable channel — a television channel that has to be paid for
  • peach bark beetle — a bark beetle, Phloeotribus liminaris, that feeds on and nests in peach and other drupaceous trees.
  • pebbleweave cloth — an irregularly textured material made from twisted yarn
  • pentachlorophenol — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 Cl 5 OH, used chiefly in fungicides, disinfectants, and wood preservatives.
  • peripheral device — peripheral
  • perpetual spinach — a variety of spinach that keeps producing edible leaves
  • personality clash — friction between two people who have different personalities or points of view
  • pharmacologically — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • phenethyl alcohol — a colorless, viscous, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 8 H 1 0 O, having a faint roselike odor: used chiefly in perfumery.
  • phenyl isocyanate — a liquid reagent, C 7 H 5 NO, having an unpleasant, irritating odor: used chiefly for identifying alcohols and amines.
  • phenylacetic acid — a white crystalline, aromatic acid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , used in the manufacture of penicillin and in perfumes.
  • phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
  • philanthropically — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
  • phonetic alphabet — an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound.
  • phonological rule — an operation in generative phonology that substitutes one sound or class of sounds for another in a phonological derivation.
  • photovoltaic cell — a photocell in which an electromotive force is generated by a photovoltaic effect.
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