16-letter words containing c, h, a, r, t, o
- protestant ethic — work ethic.
- pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
- quasi-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- rape of the lock — a mock-epic poem (1712) by Alexander Pope.
- rate of exchange — exchange rate.
- re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
- reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
- rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
- right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
- roundabout chair — corner chair.
- run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
- saccharification — to convert (starch) into sugar.
- schoolteacherish — showing characteristics thought to be typical of a schoolteacher, as strictness and primness.
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- scratch together — to assemble with difficulty
- secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
- sharia-compliant — (of a product or service) produced or offered in accordance with the doctrines of the sharia
- shoestring catch — a catch of a ball on the fly, made close to the ground while running.
- shortfin corvina — See under corvina.
- showcase project — a project designed to attract attention and show off the abilities of the people involved in it
- social gathering — party, get-together
- south carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- south charleston — a city in W West Virginia.
- spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
- st. clair shores — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- stannic chloride — a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl 4 , soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics.
- statutory change — a change in the law
- steal a march on — to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
- stomach-churning — causing nausea.
- string orchestra — an orchestra consisting only of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses
- subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
- taurocholic acid — an acid, C 26 H 45 NO 7 S, occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of carnivorous animals, which on hydrolysis yields taurine and cholic acid.
- teachers college — a four-year college offering courses for the training of primary and secondary school teachers and granting the bachelor's degree and often advanced degrees.
- the anthropocene — a proposed term for the present geological epoch (from the time of the Industrial Revolution onwards), during which humanity has begun to have a significant impact on the environment
- the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
- the creole state — a nickname for Louisiana
- the eastern bloc — (formerly) the Soviet bloc
- the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
- the state sector — the part of the economy that is controlled by the state
- thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
- thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
- thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
- thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
- three-card monte — a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer.
- throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
- thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
- to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
- to carry the can — If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.