16-letter words containing c, h, e, y, n, r
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- indecency charge — an accusation of committing indecency
- limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
- limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- maleic anhydride — a colorless crystalline, unsaturated compound, C 4 H 2 O 3 , that is soluble in acetone and hydrolyzes in water: used in the production of polyester resins, pesticides, and fumaric and tartaric acids.
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
- neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- new smyrna beach — a town in NE Florida.
- 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.
- polyphonic prose — prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and especially by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.
- pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
- re-entry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
- recursion theory — (theory) The study of problems that, in principle, cannot be solved by either computers or humans.
- recycling scheme — a scheme enabling the public to recycle waste
- rhynchocephalian — belonging or pertaining to the Rhynchocephalia, an order of lizardlike reptiles that are extinct except for the tuatara.
- schneider trophy — a trophy for air racing between seaplanes of any nation, first presented by Jacques Schneider (1879–1928) in 1913; won outright by Britain in 1931
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
- secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- secondary school — a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.
- simonyi, charles — Charles Simonyi
- spraying machine — a device for spraying large volumes of liquid, such as insecticide onto crops
- statutory change — a change in the law
- surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- synchronous idle — (character) (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
- synthetic rubber — any of several substances similar to natural rubber in properties and uses, produced by the polymerization of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, as butylene or isoprene, or by the copolymerization of such hydrocarbons with styrene, butadiene, or the like.
- tephrochronology — a geochronologic technique based on the dating of layers of volcanic ash.
- the eternal city — Rome
- the high country — sheep pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps, New Zealand
- the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
- the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
- thionyl chloride — a clear, pale yellow or red, fuming, corrosive liquid, SOCl 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
- to carry the can — If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.
- trimethylglycine — betaine.
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- x-ray technician — a technician who specializes in taking and processing x-rays, especially in a hospital or clinic.
- yachting regatta — a sailing competition
- yellow archangel — a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- yet another yacc — (tool) (Yay) An extension of Yacc with LALR2 parsing. Yay is available from Bull as part of the University of Waterloo Tools package maintained by <[email protected]>.