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16-letter words containing c, h, r, e, m, a

  • 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
  • pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
  • phase microscope — a microscope that utilizes the phase differences of light rays transmitted by different portions of an object to create an image in which the details of the object are distinct despite their near-uniformity of refractive index.
  • pheochromocytoma — a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system or adrenal medulla, that produces excess norepinephrine and epinephrine and causes hypertension, headaches, nausea, etc.
  • 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.
  • presence chamber — the special room in which a great personage, as a sovereign, receives guests, holds audiences, etc.
  • pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
  • radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
  • re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
  • reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
  • research quantum — the standard by which the contribution to a university of individual academics is measured and on the basis of which universities receive government funding and academics are promoted
  • rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
  • schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
  • schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
  • sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
  • secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • secular humanism — any set of beliefs that promotes human values without specific allusion to religious doctrines.
  • simonyi, charles — Charles Simonyi
  • spanish mackerel — an American game fish, Scomberomorus maculatus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.
  • spanish-american — noting or pertaining to the parts of America where Spanish is the prevailing language.
  • spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
  • spraying machine — a device for spraying large volumes of liquid, such as insecticide onto crops
  • steal a march on — to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
  • submarine chaser — a small patrol vessel, 100–200 feet (30–60 meters) long, designed for military operations against submarines.
  • the fact remains — You say the fact remains that something is the case when you want to emphasize that the situation must be accepted.
  • thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
  • thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
  • thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
  • thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
  • thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • three-ball match — a match among three players each of whom plays a ball.
  • three-card monte — a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer.
  • thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
  • trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
  • tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
  • umbilical hernia — a hernia of the umbilicus.
  • uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
  • valet de chambre — valet (def 1).
  • vitamin-enriched — having had vitamins added
  • walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
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