15-letter words containing c, a, n, h
- tetrabranchiate — belonging or pertaining to the Nautiloidea (Tetrabranchiata), a subclass or order of cephalopods with four gills, including the pearly nautilus and numerous fossil forms.
- thanatognomonic — signalling the nearness of death
- the amen corner — the part of a church, usually to one side of the pulpit, occupied by people who lead the responsive amens during the service
- the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
- the colophonian — a native of Colophon.
- the common weal — the good of society
- the confederacy — the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.
- the handicapped — those who are physically disabled or mentally retarded
- the incarnation — the taking on of a human body by the second person of the Trinity; the joining of the divine and the human in Jesus Christ
- the kos channel — a strait separating Kos from SW Turkey
- the main chance — the opportunity for personal gain (esp in the phrase an eye to the main chance)
- the ocean state — the US state of Rhode Island
- the phanerozoic — the Phanerozoic era
- the precambrian — the Precambrian era
- the renaissance — the period of European history marking the waning of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world: usually considered as beginning in Italy in the 14th century
- the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- the-night-watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
- thermoremanence — the state or quality of being thermoremanent
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- thiocyanic acid — an unstable acid, HSCN, known chiefly in the form of its salts.
- thraco-phrygian — a hypothetical branch of Indo-European implying a special genetic affinity between the meagerly attested Thracian and Phrygian languages.
- thyrocalcitonin — calcitonin
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- timber merchant — a merchant that deals in wood for use as a building material
- tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- to change hands — When something changes hands, its ownership changes, usually because it is sold to someone else.
- to pack a punch — If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect.
- to the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- training scheme — a scheme for teaching people skills in a particular field or profession
- training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
- transhistorical — occurring throughout all human history
- transverse arch — a supporting arch or rib that runs across a vault from side to side, dividing the bays.
- tree-and-branch — denoting a cable television system in which all available programme channels are fed to each subscriber
- trichloroethane — a volatile nonflammable colourless liquid with low toxicity used for cleaning electrical apparatus and as a solvent; 1,2,3-trichloroethane. Formula: CH3CCl3
- trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
- trithionic acid — a thionic acid, H2S3O6
- trochlear nerve — either one of the fourth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the superior oblique muscle of the upper part of the eyeball.
- turn the scales — to determine or decide something uncertain
- twitching trail — a logging road sufficiently developed to allow the hauling of logs along it by horse or tractor.
- unaesthetically — offensive to the aesthetic sense; lacking in beauty or sensory appeal; unpleasant, as an object, design, arrangement, etc.: an unaesthetic combination of colors.
- unauthenticated — to establish as genuine.
- unchallengeably — in a way that cannot be challenged; in an unchallengeable manner
- uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- unchronological — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- underresearched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.