16-letter words containing c, h, u, r, e, d
- mercury chloride — mercuric chloride
- pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
- pyruvic aldehyde — a yellow, liquid compound, C 3 H 4 O 2 , containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- research student — a student studying for a doctoral award, that is, a PhD or an MPhil
- round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
- round the corner — close at hand
- run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
- schweizerdeutsch — Schwyzertütsch.
- shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- shared resources — the sharing of peripherals among several terminals
- show cause order — a court order issued to a party in a lawsuit, directing that party to appear to give reasons why a certain action should not be put into effect by the court.
- synchronous idle — (character) (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
- the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
- through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
- whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27.
- whited sepulchre — hypocrite
- with due respect — with deserved esteem