16-letter words containing c, o, e, h, r, n

on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
over-the-counter — unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC.
overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
peano arithmetic — (mathematics) Giuseppe Peano's system for representing natural numbers inductively using only two symbols, "0" (zero) and "S" (successor). This system could be expressed as a recursive data type with the following Haskell definition: data Peano = Zero | Succ Peano The number three, usually written "SSS0", would be Succ (Succ (Succ Zero)). Addition of Peano numbers can be expressed as a simple syntactic transformation: plus Zero n = n plus (Succ m) n = Succ (plus m n) (1995-03-28)
perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
pithecanthropine — of, belonging to, or resembling a former genus (Pithecanthropus, now classified as Homo erectus) of extinct early humans, who lived in Java, China, Europe, and Africa
pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
poitou-charentes — a region of W central France, on the Bay of Biscay: mainly low-lying
polyphonic prose — prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and especially by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.
prairie schooner — a type of covered wagon, similar to but smaller than the Conestoga wagon, used by pioneers in crossing the prairies and plains of North America.
projection booth — a soundproof compartment in a theater where a motion-picture projector is housed and from which the picture is projected on the screen.
protestant ethic — work ethic.
pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
public ownership — ownership by the state; nationalization
purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
rainbow seaperch — an embiotocid fish, Hypsurus caryi, living off the Pacific coast of North America, having red, orange, and blue stripes on the body.
rate of exchange — exchange rate.
reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
recursion theory — (theory) The study of problems that, in principle, cannot be solved by either computers or humans.
rhynchocephalian — belonging or pertaining to the Rhynchocephalia, an order of lizardlike reptiles that are extinct except for the tuatara.
richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
round the corner — close at hand
run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
schneider trophy — a trophy for air racing between seaplanes of any nation, first presented by Jacques Schneider (1879–1928) in 1913; won outright by Britain in 1931
school inspector — an official whose job is to inspect schools and to report on their quality and conditions
sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
secondary school — a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.
shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
shoestring catch — a catch of a ball on the fly, made close to the ground while running.
simonyi, charles — Charles Simonyi
social gathering — party, get-together
something fierce — desperately, intensely
south charleston — a city in W West Virginia.
splanchnopleural — 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.
stannic chloride — a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl 4 , soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics.
statutory change — a change in the law
steal a march on — to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
string orchestra — an orchestra consisting only of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses

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