17-letter words containing c, h, e

north miami beach — a city in SE Florida.
northern michigan — the peninsula between lakes Superior and Michigan constituting the N part of Michigan. Abbreviation: U.P.
nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
numbering machine — a handheld device for stamping numbers onto objects
oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
of the old school — If you approve of someone because they have good qualities that used to be more common in the past, you can describe them as one of the old school.
old norman french — Norman French (sense 1)
old orchard beach — a resort town in S Maine.
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
on the face of it — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
on the off chance — the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all.
on the off-chance — If you do something on the off-chance, you do it because you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely.
on the pig's back — successful; established
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
once-over-lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
open-channel flow — Open-channel flow is a liquid flow in a channel, which has a free liquid surface.
opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
orifice discharge — Orifice discharge is a model for calculating how quickly a fluid will come out of a punctured vessel or pipe.
out for the count — If someone is out for the count, they are unconscious or very deeply asleep.
overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
overnight success — sth or sb suddenly popular
overreach oneself — to fail because of trying to do more than one can
oystershell scale — a scale insect, Lepidosaphes ulmi, having a scale shaped like the shell of an oyster, which infests various deciduous trees and shrubs.
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
palaeoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology concerned with the earliest fossil remains
paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
parachute payment — a payment made to alleviate hardship resulting from a sudden loss of income
parathyroidectomy — the excision of a parathyroid gland.
parmesan (cheese) — a very hard, dry cheese orig. of Italy, made from skimmed cow's milk and usually grated for sprinkling on pasta, soups, etc.
pay-cable channel — a television channel that has to be paid for
peach bark beetle — a bark beetle, Phloeotribus liminaris, that feeds on and nests in peach and other drupaceous trees.
peaches and cream — If you say that a woman or a girl has a peaches and cream complexion, you mean that she has very clear, smooth, pale skin.
pebbleweave cloth — an irregularly textured material made from twisted yarn
pecorino (cheese) — an Italian cheese made of sheep's milk; specif., such a cheese that is dry, sharp, and very hard
pentachlorophenol — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 Cl 5 OH, used chiefly in fungicides, disinfectants, and wood preservatives.
perchloroethylene — tetrachloroethylene.
peripheral device — peripheral
perpetual spinach — a variety of spinach that keeps producing edible leaves
personality clash — friction between two people who have different personalities or points of view
petrarchan sonnet — a sonnet form popularized by Petrarch, consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba and of a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, as cdecde or cdcdcd.
phantom pregnancy — the occurrence of signs of pregnancy, such as enlarged abdomen and absence of menstruation, when no embryo is present, due to hormonal imbalance
phenethyl alcohol — a colorless, viscous, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 8 H 1 0 O, having a faint roselike odor: used chiefly in perfumery.
phenyl isocyanate — a liquid reagent, C 7 H 5 NO, having an unpleasant, irritating odor: used chiefly for identifying alcohols and amines.
phenylacetic acid — a white crystalline, aromatic acid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , used in the manufacture of penicillin and in perfumes.
phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
phonetic alphabet — an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound.

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