15-letter words containing c, h, r, i, s, t
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- hystricomorphic — relating to a suborder of rodents
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- in the abstract — When you talk or think about something in the abstract, you talk or think about it in a general way, rather than considering particular things or events.
- indirect speech — Indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked him what his plans were', and 'Citizens complained about the smoke'.
- interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
- ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- liechtensteiner — a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Capital: Vaduz.
- lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- mahrisch-ostrau — German name of Moravská Ostrava.
- master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- merry christmas — well-wishes for Christmas season
- michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
- military school — military academy.
- mischaracterize — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
- mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- non-charismatic — of, having, or characteristic of charisma.
- noncatastrophic — of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous: a catastrophic failure of the dam.
- nonpsychiatrist — a person who is not a psychiatrist
- north caucasian — a language family including all the Caucasian languages north of the Caucasian divide, as Kabardian and the Circassian language proper, and a few between the divide and the Black Sea, as Abkhazian.
- on short notice — with little warning
- on the increase — growing, increasing
- onychocryptosis — a form of nail disease in which nails are ingrown
- orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
- ornithorhynchus — the platypus.
- orthophosphoric — (chemistry) Describing the ordinary form of phosphoric acid and its derivatives.
- orthopsychiatry — an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, especially of young people.
- osteochondritis — inflammation of bone and cartilage.
- osteochondrosis — a disease of bone and cartilage growth centers in children that begins as a necrosis and is followed by regeneration or renewed calcification.
- panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
- parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
- phosphocreatine — a compound, C 4 H 1 0 O 5 N 3 P, found chiefly in muscle, formed by the enzymatic interaction of an organic phosphate and creatine, the breakdown of which provides energy for muscle contraction.
- photomicroscope — a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.
- pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
- pithecanthropus — a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.
- posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
- postsynchronize — to add sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting is completed
- power macintosh — Power Mac
- process heating — Process heating is heating, usually from steam, which is used to increase the temperature in a process vessel.
- psychiatrically — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychochemistry — the treatment of mental illnesses by drugs