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

merchant of death — a company, nation, or person that sells military arms on the international market, usually to the highest bidder and without scruple or regard for political ramifications.
merchant shipping — shipping which is involved in commerce (rather than defence, etc)
message switching — store and forward
metabolic pathway — biochemistry: sequence of reactions within a cell or organism
method invocation — (programming) In object-oriented programming, the way the program looks up the right code to run when a method with a given name is called ("invoked") on an object. The method is first looked for in the object's class, then that class's superclass and so on up the class hierarchy until a method with the given name is found (the name is "resolved"). Generally, method lookup cannot be performed at compile time because the object's class is not known until run time. This is the case for an object method whereas a class method is just an ordinary function (that is bundled with a given class) and can be resolved at compile time (or load time in the case of a dynamically loaded library).
methyl isocyanate — Chemistry. a highly toxic, flammable, colorless liquid, CH 3 NCO, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of pesticides: in 1984, the accidental release of a cloud of this gas in Bhopal, India, killed more than 1700 people and injured over 200,000.
methyl salicylate — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 8 H 8 O 3 , produced synthetically or by maceration and subsequent distillation from birch or gaultheria: used chiefly in perfumery and flavoring, and in medicine as a counterirritant in external preparations.
methylacetic acid — propionic acid.
mexican hat dance — a dance performed by couples, consisting of eight measures during which the dancers kick out each foot alternately, followed by eight more measures during which they swing around with interlocking arms.
microphanerophyte — any shrub or tree having a height of 2 to 8 metres
microphotographic — Relating to microphotography.
mischaracterizing — Present participle of mischaracterize.
mitochondrial dna — DNA found in mitochondria, which contains some structural genes and is generally inherited only through the female line
modulo arithmetic — modular arithmetic
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.
mountain viscacha — the mountain chinchilla
mystical theology — the branch of theology dealing with mysticism and mystical experiences.
nakhon ratchasima — a city in central Thailand.
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
near-earth object — a comet or asteroid pushed by the gravitational attraction of nearby planets into an orbit that allows it to enter the earth's orbit and thereby pose a danger of collision. Abbreviation: NEO.
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.
neuropsychiatrist — A medical doctor specializing in neuropsychiatry; a medical doctor dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features.
nikita khrushchev — Nikita S(ergeyevich) [ni-kee-tuh sur-gey-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kyee-tuh syir-gye-yuh-vyich] /nɪˈki tə sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪˈkyi tə syɪrˈgyɛ yə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1971, Russian political leader: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1958–64.
ninth commandment — “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor”: ninth of the Ten Commandments.
nitroxanthic acid — picric acid.
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.
nonteaching staff — employees within an academic or vocational environment whose jobs do not involve teaching
north miami beach — a city in SE Florida.
northcountrywoman — a female native or inhabitant of the North of England
northern michigan — the peninsula between lakes Superior and Michigan constituting the N part of Michigan. Abbreviation: U.P.
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
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on condition that — a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
on the face of it — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
on the off chance — the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all.
on the off-chance — If you do something on the off-chance, you do it because you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely.
on the pig's back — successful; established
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.

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