16-letter words containing c, h, o, r, e, g
- geostrophic wind — a wind whose velocity and direction are mathematically defined by the balanced relationship of the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force: conceived as blowing parallel to isobars.
- german cockroach — a common yellowish-brown cockroach, Blatta germanica, brought into the U.S. from Europe.
- golden parachute — an employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged.
- greyhound racing — a sport in which a mechanically propelled dummy hare is pursued by greyhounds around a race track
- growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
- gyratory crusher — A gyratory crusher is a crusher in which a cone-shaped rod rotates in a cone-shaped bowl.
- hardrock geology — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
- heralds' college — a royal corporation in England, instituted in 1483, concerned chiefly with armorial bearings, genealogies, honors, and precedence.
- hieroglyphically — In hieroglyphics.
- high court judge — a judge who sits in the High Court
- high-compression — of a modern type of internal-combustion engine designed so that the fuel mixture is compressed into a smaller cylinder space, resulting in more pressure on the pistons and more power
- high-performance — A high-performance car or other product goes very fast or does a lot.
- higher education — education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.
- homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
- horseback riding — activity: riding a horse
- horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
- hydrogen cyanide — a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid.
- hydrologic cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- light microscope — microscope (def 1).
- magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- 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.
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
- non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
- oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
- oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
- osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
- patched-together — makeshift; roughly made from disparate elements
- pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
- pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
- pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
- pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
- process theology — a form of theology that emphasizes the close relation of human beings, nature, and God.
- prospect heights — a town in N Illinois.
- prosthetic group — the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin.
- psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
- purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- rate of exchange — exchange rate.
- re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
- riau archipelago — a group of islands belonging to Indonesia, off the SE coast of the Malay Peninsula, at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. 36,510 sq. mi. (94,561 sq. km).
- richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
- scratch together — to assemble with difficulty
- scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
- 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.
- shoestring catch — a catch of a ball on the fly, made close to the ground while running.