19-letter words containing c, h, o, m
- coronary thrombosis — A coronary thrombosis is the same as a coronary.
- corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
- counterpoint-rhythm — Music. the art of combining melodies.
- craters of the moon — a national monument in S Idaho: site of scenic lava-flow formations.
- credit someone with — to believe that someone has or is responsible for; ascribe to someone
- criminal psychology — study of criminals' minds
- cuboidal epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of cells of cuboid or polyhedral shape.
- cultivated mushroom — an edible mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) with a pale cap and stalk: the most common food mushroom
- dihydrostreptomycin — an antibiotic, C 21 H 41 N 7 O 12 , derived by organic synthesis from and believed to be less toxic than streptomycin: used in the form of its sulfate chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- displaced homemaker — a woman recently divorced, separated, or widowed after many years as a homemaker.
- domain architecture — (systems analysis) A generic, organisational structure or design for software systems in a domain. The domain architecture contains the designs that are intended to satisfy requirements specified in the domain model. A domain architecture can be adapted to create designs for software systems within a domain and also provides a framework for configuring assets within individual software systems.
- dominance hierarchy — a system or set of relationships in animal groups that is based on a hierarchical ranking, usually established and maintained by behavior in aggressive encounters: one or a few members hold the highest rank and the others are submissive to those ranking higher and dominant to those ranking lower.
- eat someone's lunch — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- electrohydrodynamic — (physics) Of or pertaining to electrohydrodynamics.
- electromechanically — In an electromechanical way.
- electron micrograph — a photograph or image of a specimen taken using an electron microscope
- emergency telephone — a public telephone intended for use in emergencies: for example, at the side of a motorway
- euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
- exophthalmic goiter — a disease of unknown cause characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, overproduction of the thyroid hormone, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
- exophthalmic goitre — a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss
- flannelmouth sucker — a sucker, Catostomus latipinnis, of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
- four colour theorem — four colour map theorem
- freedom of the city — nominal citizenship in a city, conferred as an honor upon important visitors.
- from rags to riches — a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- grandmother's clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
- handlebar moustache — a man's moustache having long, curved ends that resemble the handlebars of a bicycle.
- harmonic distortion — distortion caused by nonlinear characteristics of electronic apparatus, esp of audio amplifiers, that generate unwanted harmonics of the input frequencies
- hatfield-mccoy feud — a blood feud between two mountain clans on the West Virginia–Kentucky border, the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky, that grew out of their being on opposite sides during the Civil War and was especially violent during 1880–90.
- hermitian conjugate — adjoint (def 2).
- hotel accommodation — the facilities and the quality of accommodation provided by a hotel
- human rights record — the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime, etc, to observe and protect human rights
- humanist technology — (philosophy) Technology centered around the interests, needs, and well-being of humans.
- hyperbolic geometry — the branch of non-Euclidean geometry that replaces the parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry with the postulate that two distinct lines may be drawn parallel to a given line through a point not on the given line.
- hypercholesteraemia — (medicine) An abnormally high level of cholesterol in the blood.
- hypocholesterolemia — an abnormally low amount of cholesterol in the blood.
- hypocholesterolemic — (pathology) Of, pertaining to, or having hypocholesterolemia.
- immunocytochemistry — the detection of chemical components of cells by means of antibodies coupled to substances that can be made visible.
- immunohistochemical — (biology) Of, pertaining to, or by means of immunohistochemistry, the use of immunological techniques to study the chemistry of tissues.
- in the nick of time — a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- incomprehensibility — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- incomprehensiveness — The condition of being incomprehensive.
- inorganic chemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with inorganic compounds.
- intermediate school — a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.
- jamaica honeysuckle — a climbing vine, Passiflora laurifolia, of tropical America, having red-spotted white flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide, with a white and violet-colored crown, and edible yellow fruit.
- jerusalem artichoke — Also called girasol. a sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, having edible, tuberous, underground stems or rootstocks.
- job creation scheme — a governmental scheme to increase the number of jobs in an area, organization, etc
- johannes damascenus — Johannes [joh-han-eez,, -is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), John of Damascus, Saint.
- knights of columbus — an international fraternal and benevolent organization of Roman Catholic men, founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882.
- knock them/'em dead — To knock them dead means to impress people a great deal, especially with your appearance.
- land of enchantment — New Mexico (used as a nickname).