15-letter words containing c, l, a, u, h, t
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- inauthentically — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- lecture theatre — auditorium
- lithium citrate — a white crystalline solid sometimes used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania. Formula: Li3C6H5O7
- local authority — council, local government
- luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
- male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
- manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
- multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- national church — an independent church within a country, usually representing the prevalent religion.
- netzahualcoyotl — a city in S central Mexico, in the state of Mexico.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- patchwork quilt — cover sewn from patches of cloth
- penshurst place — a 14th-century mansion near Tunbridge Wells in Kent: birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney; gardens laid out from 1560
- perpetual check — a continuing series of checks resulting in a drawn game because they cannot be halted or evaded without resulting in checkmate or a serious disadvantage.
- pheasant coucal — a brown and black, red-eyed Australian bird, Centropus phasianinus, with a pheasantlike tail.
- planter's punch — a punch made with rum, lime juice, sugar, and water or soda.
- public footpath — a footpath along which the public has right of way
- pullman kitchen — a kitchenette, often recessed into a wall and concealed by double doors or a screen.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- quasi-technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- quasihistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- 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.
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
- 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.
- 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.
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- unteachableness — the quality or condition of being unteachable
- urquhart castle — a castle near Drumnadrochit in Highland, Scotland: situated on Loch Ness
- 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.
- whatshumacallit — Alternative form of whatchamacallit.
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.
- yucatán channel — a channel between W Cuba and the Yucatán peninsula