15-letter words containing c, h, e, l, m
- complex-machine — Older Use. an automobile or airplane. a typewriter.
- comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
- comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
- comptrollership — controller (def 1).
- council chamber — the room in which council meetings are held
- cyclohexylamine — a highly toxic and hazardous organic chemical derived from cyclohexane
- demographically — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- dichloromethane — a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. Formula: CH2Cl2
- electrochemical — (chemistry) of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity.
- electromyograph — A device used in electromyography to generate electromyograms.
- electrothermics — the study of electricity and heat, or of electrically generated heat
- eleutheromaniac — Having a passionate mania for freedom.
- endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- ethyl carbamate — a colourless odourless crystalline ester that is used in the manufacture of pesticides, fungicides, and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CO(NH2)OC2H5
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- flame-arc light — an arc light that uses flame carbons to colour the arc
- fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
- french mulberry — a shrub, Callicarpa americana, of the verbena family, of the south-central U.S. and the West Indies, having violet-colored fruit and bluish flowers.
- haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- hard-shell clam — quahog.
- haulage company — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- heliometrically — By means of, or in terms of, heliometry.
- hemicolectomies — Plural form of hemicolectomy.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- hemodynamically — With regard to hemodynamics.
- herbal medicine — the use of herbs to treat illness
- hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- hip replacement — a surgical procedure involving replacing the hip joint with an artificial implant
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- homeopathically — By means of homeopathy.
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth in which the sepals and petals are fused together and indistinguishable
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypersomnolence — sleepy; drowsy.
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- identical rhyme — rhyme created by the repetition of a word.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- laser machining — Laser machining is a process in which material is removed from a surface using light from a laser.
- lithium citrate — a white crystalline solid sometimes used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania. Formula: Li3C6H5O7
- locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
- lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
- lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lzh compression — (algorithm) (After Lempel-Ziv and Haruyasu, the inventors) A compression algorithm derived from the LZSS scheme with a sliding window and additional compression applied to the output of the LZSS compressor by dynamic Huffman coding.