15-letter words containing c, h, a, t, e
- michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
- microearthquake — an earthquake of very low intensity (magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale).
- mischaracterize — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
- multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- nail technician — a person whose job is to take care of and decorate people's fingernails
- natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.
- nathaniel bacon — Francis (Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans) 1561–1626, English essayist, philosopher, and statesman.
- negative charge — a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
- nemathelminthic — of or pertaining to a nemathelminth
- netzahualcoyotl — a city in S central Mexico, in the state of Mexico.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- niche marketing — marketing aimed at a specialized group
- non-achievement — lack of achievement
- non-mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- nonarchitecture — a building not designed according to accepted modes of architecture
- nonmathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- north vancouver — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- not in the race — given or having no chance
- nutcracker chin — a strong-looking chin
- object exchange — (protocol) (OBEX) A Bluetooth protocol in the Core Protocol Stack for data exchange.
- old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
- on the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- on the decrease — decreasing
- on the increase — growing, increasing
- on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
- ophthalmoscopes — Plural form of ophthalmoscope.
- orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
- orthopaedic bed — a specially firm bed designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- outreach worker — a person who does work designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overorchestrate — to compose or arrange excessively
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- packet-switched — packet switching
- palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
- paleolithic man — any of the prehistoric populations of humans, as the Cro-Magnon, living in the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs.
- paracetaldehyde — paraldehyde.
- parachute brake — a parachute opened horizontally from the tail of an airplane upon landing, used as an aid in braking. Also called parabrake. Compare drogue parachute (def 2).
- paraheliotropic — (of leaves) turning away from light; sun-avoiding
- parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
- parchment paper — a waterproof and grease-resistant paper produced by treating ordinary paper with concentrated sulfuric acid.
- parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
- pass-the-parcel — a children's game in which a parcel with lots of wrappings is passed round while music plays; each time the music stops the person holding the parcel takes a layer of wrapping off