15-letter words containing c, h, e, r, m, o
- rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- robe-de-chambre — a dressing gown.
- roche moutonnee — a rounded, glacially eroded rock outcrop, usually one of a group, resembling a sheep's back.
- saccharomycetes — a collective name for yeasts
- sacred mushroom — any of various hallucinogenic mushrooms, esp species of Psilocybe and Amanita, that have been eaten in rituals in various parts of the world
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- schone mullerin — a song cycle (1823), by Franz Schubert, consisting of 20 songs set to poems by Wilhelm Müller.
- schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
- scotch foursome — foursome (def 2b).
- semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
- servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
- sex chromosomes — a chromosome, differing in shape or function from other chromosomes, that determines the sex of an individual.
- sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
- sherlock holmes — a fictitious British detective with great powers of deduction, the main character in many stories by A. Conan Doyle
- shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
- socratic method — the use of questions, as employed by Socrates, to develop a latent idea, as in the mind of a pupil, or to elicit admissions, as from an opponent, tending to establish a proposition.
- sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
- sodium chloride — salt1 (def 1).
- somatic therapy — any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.
- spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
- spirochaetaemia — the presence of spirochaetes in the blood
- stereochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the determination of the relative positions in space of the atoms or groups of atoms in a compound and with the effects of these positions on the properties of the compound.
- the amen corner — the part of a church, usually to one side of the pulpit, occupied by people who lead the responsive amens during the service
- the second form — the second year of secondary school
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- thermal reactor — a nuclear reactor in which most of the fission is caused by thermal neutrons
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- thermochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the relationship between chemical action and heat.
- thermoremanence — the state or quality of being thermoremanent
- torture chamber — a room where somebody is caused extreme physical pain, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- western hemlock — a tall, narrow hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla, of western North America: the state tree of Washington.
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.