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18-letter words containing c, h, i, o, g

  • ophthalmologically — In an ophthalmological manner.
  • optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
  • organization chart — a diagrammatic representation showing how departments or divisions in an organization, as a large corporation, are related to one another along lines of authority.
  • orthopedic surgery — corrective operation on bones or joints
  • orthotungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H2WO4
  • oscillographically — By means of oscillography.
  • palmer archipelago — a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the NW coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
  • pathologic anatomy — the branch of pathology dealing with the morphologic changes in tissues.
  • phantasmagorically — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • photochemical smog — air pollution containing ozone and other reactive chemical compounds formed by the action of sunlight on nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, especially those in automobile exhaust.
  • physical geography — the branch of geography concerned with natural features and phenomena of the earth's surface, as landforms, drainage features, climates, soils, and vegetation.
  • positively charged — having a positive charge
  • process scheduling — multitasking
  • propaganda machine — the group of people, publications, etc, such as of a government, country etc, responsible for the organized dissemination of information, allegations, etc, to assist or damage the cause of a government, movement, etc
  • psychopathological — the science or study of mental disorders.
  • psychosociological — psychological and sociological
  • psychotechnologist — a specialist in psychotechnology
  • publishing company — a firm which publishes books
  • purchasing officer — the member of staff in an organization who is responsible for buying goods or products
  • rhyming dictionary — a specialist dictionary organized by the final sounds of words, used to write poetry
  • schleswig-holstein — two contiguous duchies of Denmark that were a center of international tension in the 19th century: Prussia annexed Schleswig 1864 and Holstein 1866.
  • school of motoring — a centre where people pay for lessons to learn to drive
  • school-leaving age — the minimum age that children are legally allowed to leave school - in Britain and the United States, this is 16
  • self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • senior high school — a school attended after junior high school and usually consisting of grades 10 through 12.
  • shipping container — a large, strong container, usually of metal, used to store goods in during shipment
  • shipping documents — documents relating to the sending of a shipment of goods, for example containing details of contents, weight, value etc.
  • shotgun microphone — a directional microphone with a narrow-angle range of sensitivity.
  • shugart associates — (company)   The disk drive company, founded by Alan F. Shugart, which developed SCSI. Alan left Shugart Associates in 1974 [did he quit or was he fired?]. Shugart Associates was bought, and eventually shut down by Xerox.
  • sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
  • sixth-form college — (in England and Wales) a college offering A-level and other courses to pupils over sixteen from local schools, esp from those that do not have sixth forms
  • sling psychrometer — a psychrometer so designed that the wet-bulb thermometer can be ventilated, to expedite evaporation, by whirling in the air.
  • sociopsychological — of, relating to, or characterized by interrelated social and psychological factors.
  • sociotechnological — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and technological factors.
  • soft touch sealing — Soft touch sealing is a copolymer seal for a tank, with characteristics designed for softness, used instead of a metal seal to help avoid fire when sparks are generated.
  • spaghetti junction — an interchange, usually between motorways, in which there are a large number of underpasses and overpasses and intersecting roads used by a large volume of high-speed traffic
  • spectroheliography — the process of obtaining an image of the sun in light of a particular wavelength, such as calcium or hydrogen, showing the distribution of the element over the surface and in the solar atmosphere, using a spectroheliograph
  • speech recognition — Computers. the computerized analysis of spoken words in order to identify the speaker, as in security systems, or to respond to voiced commands: the analysis is performed by finding patterns in the spectrum of the incoming sound and comparing them with stored patterns of elements of sound, as phones, or of complete words.
  • spherical geometry — the branch of geometry that deals with figures on spherical surfaces.
  • stinking chamomile — mayweed.
  • strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
  • synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
  • the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
  • theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
  • tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
  • touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
  • vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
  • watchdog committee — a committee responsible for monitoring standards of behaviour
  • wheelchair housing — housing designed or adapted for a chairbound person
  • with flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
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