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15-letter words containing c, h, a, r, m

  • electromyograph — A device used in electromyography to generate electromyograms.
  • eleutheromaniac — Having a passionate mania for freedom.
  • endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
  • enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
  • ethyl carbamate — a colourless odourless crystalline ester that is used in the manufacture of pesticides, fungicides, and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CO(NH2)OC2H5
  • factory chimney — a tall chimney of a factory
  • fighter command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, esp against enemy bombers and their escorts during WWII
  • flame-arc light — an arc light that uses flame carbons to colour the arc
  • fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
  • four-ball match — a match, scored by holes, between two pairs of players, in which the four players tee off and the partners alternate in hitting the pair's ball having the better lie off the tee.
  • francis bushman — Francis X(avier) 1883–1966, U.S. film actor.
  • french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
  • french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
  • garage mechanic — sb employed to repair vehicles
  • geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
  • glass harmonica — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips.
  • grain itch mite — a mite, Pyemotes ventricosus, that often occurs in straw and normally feeds on the larvae of insects but opportunistically bites humans, causing an itching dermatitis.
  • grammar checker — a utility that allows the user to check a document for errors of grammar
  • gramophonically — in a gramophonic manner
  • greenham common — a village in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire; site of a US cruise missile base, and, from 1981, a camp of women protesters against nuclear weapons; although the base had closed by 1991 a small number of women remained until 2000
  • gynandromorphic — (of an organism) Having male and female characteristics.
  • haematachometer — (dated) An apparatus for measuring the velocity of the blood.
  • haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
  • hard mint candy — a hardened mint-flavoured sweet
  • hard-shell clam — quahog.
  • harmonic motion — periodic motion consisting of one or more vibratory motions that are symmetric about a region of equilibrium, as the motion of a vibrating string of a musical instrument.
  • harmonic series — a series in which the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression.
  • heliometrically — By means of, or in terms of, heliometry.
  • hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
  • hemicraniectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.
  • hemochromatosis — a rare metabolic disorder characterized by a bronzed skin, cirrhosis, and severe diabetes, caused by the deposit in tissue, especially of the liver and pancreas, of hemosiderin and other pigments containing iron.
  • hepatocarcinoma — (pathology) cancer of the liver.
  • herbal medicine — the use of herbs to treat illness
  • hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
  • heterochromatic — of, having, or pertaining to more than one color.
  • heterochromatin — the dense, highly stainable part of a chromosome.
  • hip replacement — a surgical procedure involving replacing the hip joint with an artificial implant
  • hopper casement — a casement with a sash hinged at the bottom.
  • horned screamer — a screamer, Anhima cornuta, of tropical South America, having a long, slender hornlike process projecting from the forehead.
  • human resources — (used with a plural verb) people, especially the personnel employed by a given company, institution, or the like.
  • humpback bridge — arched bridge
  • hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
  • hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
  • hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
  • hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.
  • hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
  • hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
  • hyperdemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • identical rhyme — rhyme created by the repetition of a word.
  • interchangement — the act of interchanging
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