15-letter words containing c, l, i, h, e, r
- michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
- microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
- microaerophilic — Of, or relating to a microaerophile.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- nephrosclerosis — (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries.
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- nonhierarchical — Classified or arranged so that a group or person has the same authority as everyone else; not hierarchical.
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
- oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
- orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
- organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- palaeoanthropic — relating to palaeoanthropology
- paraheliotropic — (of leaves) turning away from light; sun-avoiding
- parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parhelic circle — a white, horizontal band passing through the sun, either incomplete or extending around the horizon, produced by the reflection of the sun's rays from the vertical faces of ice prisms in the atmosphere.
- pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
- perchloric acid — a colorless, syrupy hygroscopic liquid, HClO 4 , an acid of chlorine containing one more oxygen atom than chloric acid: used chiefly as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
- peroxysulphuric — as in peroxysulphuric acid
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phlebosclerosis — sclerosis, or hardening, of the walls of veins.
- phloem necrosis — a disease of the American elm caused by a mycoplasmalike organism, characterized by yellowing and necrosis of the foliage and yellowish-brown discoloration of the phloem.
- photoelectronic — relating to electronic effects or devices affected by light
- phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
- physical memory — (memory management) The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
- pied flycatcher — a small black and white migratory bird of Europe and western Asia, Ficedula hypoleuca
- pixels per inch — (unit, graphics) (ppi) The unit used to measure resolution of a bitmap display or video input device.
- pleochroic halo — a dark-colored, microscopic ring around a minute radioactive particle in certain mineral crystals, used in estimating the age of the rocks containing these crystals
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- psychedelicware — /si:"k*-del"-ik-weir/ [UK] Synonym display hack. See also smoking clover.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
- quasi-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- quiche lorraine — a quiche containing bits of bacon or ham and often cheese.
- radiochemically — by radiochemical means or methods; from a radiochemical perspective
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- raw milk cheese — cheese or a cheese made with unpasteurized milk
- rechargeability — (of a storage battery) capable of being charged repeatedly. Compare cordless (def 2).
- reentry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
- religion of chi — /ki:/ [Case Western Reserve University] Yet another hackish parody religion (see also Church of the SubGenius, Discordianism). In the mid-70s, the canonical "Introduction to Programming" courses at CWRU were taught in ALGOL, and student exercises were punched on cards and run on a Univac 1108 system using a homebrew operating system named CHI. The religion had no doctrines and but one ritual: whenever the worshipper noted that a digital clock read 11:08, he or she would recite the phrase "It is 11:08; ABS, ALPHABETIC, ARCSIN, ARCCOS, ARCTAN." The last five words were the first five functions in the appropriate chapter of the ALGOL manual; note the special pronunciations /obz/ and /ark'sin/ rather than the more common /ahbz/ and /ark'si:n/. Using an alarm clock to warn of 11:08's arrival was considered harmful.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- richard gabriel — (person) (Dick, RPG) Dr. Richard P. Gabriel. A noted SAIL LISP hacker and volleyball fanatic. Consulting Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. Richard Gabriel is a leader in the Lisp and OOP community, with years of contributions to standardisation. He founded the successful company, Lucid Technologies, Inc.. In 1996 he was Distinguished Computer Scientist at ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. (later renamed ObjectShare, Inc.). See also gabriel, Qlambda, QLISP, saga.
- richard neville — Earl of (Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury"the Kingmaker") 1428–71, English military leader and statesman.
- richelieu river — Armand Jean du Plessis [ar-mahn zhahn dy ple-see] /arˈmɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dü plɛˈsi/ (Show IPA), Duc de, 1585–1642, French cardinal and statesman.
- rochester hills — city in SE Mich., near Detroit: pop. 69,000
- rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.