15-letter words containing c, h, e, d, i
- house detective — an employee of a department store, hotel, etc., employed to prevent thefts, violations of regulations, or other forms of misconduct on the part of patrons.
- humpback bridge — arched bridge
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hybrid computer — a computer system containing both analog and digital hardware.
- hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
- hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
- hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.
- hyperdemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- hyperproduction — an increased or excessive production or output
- hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
- ichthyodorulite — a spiny plate located on the tail and back of some fish or similar vertebrates
- ichthyodorylite — a fossilised fish-spine
- identical rhyme — rhyme created by the repetition of a word.
- ideographically — an ideogram.
- impact adhesive — a glue designed to give adhesion when two coated surfaces are pressed together
- indirect speech — Indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked him what his plans were', and 'Citizens complained about the smoke'.
- jewish calendar — the lunisolar calendar used by the Jews, in which time is reckoned from 3761 bc: regarded as the year of the Creation. The months, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar, have either 29 or 30 days. Originally a new month was declared when the new moon was sighted in Jerusalem, but when this became impossible, a complex formula was devised to keep Rosh Chodesh near to the new moon. In addition, to keep the harvest festivals in the right seasons, there is a Metonic cycle of 14 years, in five of which an additional month is added after Shevat. The year according to biblical reckoning begins with Nisan, and the civil year begins with Tishri; the years are numbered from Tishri
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- kincardineshire — a former county in E Scotland.
- lauric aldehyde — a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C 12 H 24 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- lead-pipe cinch — an absolute certainty: It's a lead-pipe cinch they'll be there.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- medicinal leech — a bloodsucking leech, Hirudo medicinalis, of Europe, introduced into the northeastern U.S., usually green with brown stripes, up to 4 inches (10 cm) long: once used by physicians to bleed patients.
- mental handicap — learning disability
- methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
- michael faraday — Michael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
- miscomprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of miscomprehend.
- monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
- morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
- multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- non-handicapped — Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled.
- noncreditworthy — Not creditworthy.
- oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
- orange chromide — an Asian cichlid fish, Etropus maculatus, with a brownish-orange spotted body
- organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
- 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
- osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
- osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
- out in the cold — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
- packet-switched — packet switching
- perchloric acid — a colorless, syrupy hygroscopic liquid, HClO 4 , an acid of chlorine containing one more oxygen atom than chloric acid: used chiefly as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
- photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
- photodissociate — to split or break up molecules as a result of the absorption of photons
- pick and choose — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.