16-letter words containing c, h, l, o, a
- machine moulding — the process of making moulds and cores for castings by mechanical means, usually by compacting the moulding sand by vibration instead of by ramming down
- malchus-porphyry — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
- male-voice choir — a choir of male singers
- mammographically — Using a mammograph, by means of mammograph.
- man of the cloth — a clergyman or other ecclesiastic.
- marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
- mauchly, john w. — John Mauchly
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- methodologically — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- mineral charcoal — a fibrous substance resembling charcoal and having a high carbon content, often occurring in thin layers in bituminous coal.
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
- 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.
- mönchen-gladbach — city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 266,000
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- moulding machine — a machine for pressing sand into a mould
- nanotechnologies — Plural form of nanotechnology.
- nanotechnologist — Someone who does research into nanotechnology; someone studying things on the scale of nanometers.
- 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.
- nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
- new commonwealth — a term used esp in the latter part of the 20th century in Britain to describe countries in the British Commonwealth that became independent after World War II
- new haven colony — a settlement founded in 1638 by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton at Quinnipiac (now New Haven, Conn.).
- nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
- non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
- non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
- nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
- north carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 sq. mi. (136,198 sq. km). Capital: Raleigh. Abbreviation: NC (for use with zip code), N.C.
- north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
- off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
- oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
- open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
- ophthalmological — Pertaining to ophthalmology.
- ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
- orographic cloud — any cloud whose existence and form are largely controlled by the disturbed flow of air over and around mountains, as the banner cloud and crest cloud.
- orthographically — In an orthographical manner; using proper spelling, capitalization and grammar.
- osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
- oxycalcium light — calcium light.
- palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
- parochial school — a primary or secondary private school supervised by a religious organization, especially a Roman Catholic day school affiliated with a parish or a holy order.
- parochialization — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- 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.
- pavillon chinois — crescent (def 6).
- people's 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.
- perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
- phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.