15-letter words containing c, h, u, l
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
- scaphocephalous — of or relating to scaphocephalus
- scheduled caste — (in India) the official name given to the lower castes that are now protected by the government and offered special concessions.
- schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
- schone mullerin — a song cycle (1823), by Franz Schubert, consisting of 20 songs set to poems by Wilhelm Müller.
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
- schoolboy crush — an infatuation that a young boy has, usually for an older woman such as a teacher or an actress, which is seen as superficial and unlikely to last for long
- shoulder charge — an instance of a player charging into another so that there is contact between their shoulders (permissible in some circumstances)
- shuttle service — transport going back and forth
- sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
- sodium chloride — salt1 (def 1).
- splanchnopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
- squelch circuit — a circuit which disconnects a receiver in order to eliminate output noise when no signal or an extremely weak signal is received
- succinylcholine — a drug, C14H30N2O4, used primarily as a muscle relaxant, produced by the esterization of succinic acid with choline
- sulphurous acid — an unstable acid produced when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water: used as a preservative for food and a bleaching agent. Formula: H2SO3
- tehuacan valley — a desert valley site in Puebla, Mexico, where aridity has preserved the vegetable remains of communities from 9000 b.c. to historic times, thus documenting the transition from hunting and gathering to the largely agricultural subsistence of the full Neolithic phase (1500–900 b.c.).
- the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
- the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- the public weal — the public good; the good of society
- therapeutically — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- travel brochure — a brochure, often from a travel agency, which advertises holidays, hotels, etc
- turn the scales — to determine or decide something uncertain
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- unaesthetically — offensive to the aesthetic sense; lacking in beauty or sensory appeal; unpleasant, as an object, design, arrangement, etc.: an unaesthetic combination of colors.
- unchallengeably — in a way that cannot be challenged; in an unchallengeable manner
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- unchronological — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes.
- unphilosophical — not adhering to philosophical theory or principles
- unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
- unteachableness — the quality or condition of being unteachable
- urquhart castle — a castle near Drumnadrochit in Highland, Scotland: situated on Loch Ness
- utility vehicle — A utility vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- walrus mustache — a thick, shaggy mustache hanging down loosely at both ends.
- welsbach burner — a type of gaslight in which a mantle containing thorium and cerium compounds becomes incandescent when heated by a gas flame
- whatshumacallit — Alternative form of whatchamacallit.
- wheelchair user — a person who is unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relies on a wheelchair to move around
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- white corpuscle — white blood cell.
- whitley council — any of a number of organizations made up of representatives of employees and employers for joint consultation on and settlement of industrial relations and conditions for a particular industry or service
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.
- yucatán channel — a channel between W Cuba and the Yucatán peninsula
- zygophyllaceous — belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the caltrop family of plants.