16-letter words containing c, h, o, r, g, a
- pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
- phonocardiograph — an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.
- photochronograph — a device formerly used for taking a series of instantaneous photographs of a rapidly moving object.
- photozincography — a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.
- pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
- pork scratchings — small pieces of crisply cooked pork crackling, eaten cold as an appetizer with drinks
- pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
- prognostic chart — a chart showing the predicted state of the atmosphere for a given time in the future.
- psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
- purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- radiographically — the production of radiographs.
- rancho cucamonga — a city in SE California.
- 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).
- 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.
- scarborough lily — a plant, Vallota speciosa, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having clusters of funnel-shaped, scarlet flowers.
- 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.
- social gathering — party, get-together
- spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
- statutory change — a change in the law
- stomach-churning — causing nausea.
- string orchestra — an orchestra consisting only of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses
- subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
- sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
- teachers college — a four-year college offering courses for the training of primary and secondary school teachers and granting the bachelor's degree and often advanced degrees.
- the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
- trick photograph — a photograph that creates an illusion
- vapor channeling — Vapor channeling exists when vapor flow is distributed in an unequal way in a distillation vessel or stage.
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- yellow archangel — a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)