16-letter words containing c, h, e, r, o
- magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
- male-voice choir — a choir of male singers
- man on horseback — a military leader who presents himself as the savior of the country during a period of crisis and either assumes or threatens to assume dictatorial powers.
- marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- memoria technica — a method or device for assisting the memory
- merchant account — A merchant account is a type of bank account that allows a company to accept credit cards.
- mercury chloride — mercuric chloride
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- microphotometric — of, involving, or relating to microphotometry
- microstethoscope — a stethoscope containing an apparatus that greatly amplifies the sounds heard.
- mineral charcoal — a fibrous substance resembling charcoal and having a high carbon content, often occurring in thin layers in bituminous coal.
- miscomprehension — the act or process of comprehending.
- modersohn-becker — Paula [pou-lah] /ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1907, German painter.
- molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
- national charter — the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
- neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
- nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- neutrosophic set — (logic) A generalisation of the intuitionistic set, classical set, fuzzy set, paraconsistent set, dialetheist set, paradoxist set, tautological set based on Neutrosophy. An element x(T, I, F) belongs to the set in the following way: it is t true in the set, i indeterminate in the set, and f false, where t, i, and f are real numbers taken from the sets T, I, and F with no restriction on T, I, F, nor on their sum n=t+i+f. The neutrosophic set generalises: - the intuitionistic set, which supports incomplete set theories (for 0
- non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
- non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
- non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
- nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
- nonharmonic tone — a tone sounding with a chord of which it is not a chord tone.
- north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
- oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
- off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
- ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
- old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
- oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
- on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
- open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
- orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
- osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
- out of character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
- over-the-counter — unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC.
- overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- pascal's theorem — the theorem that the lines joining adjacent vertices of a hexagon intersect the same straight line if alternate vertices lie on two intersecting straight lines.