15-letter words containing c, o, h, m, l
- complex-machine — Older Use. an automobile or airplane. a typewriter.
- comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
- comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
- comptrollership — controller (def 1).
- corticothalamic — Of or pertaining to the cortex and the thalamus.
- council chamber — the room in which council meetings are held
- cyclohexylamine — a highly toxic and hazardous organic chemical derived from cyclohexane
- demographically — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- dichloromethane — a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. Formula: CH2Cl2
- electrochemical — (chemistry) of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity.
- electromyograph — A device used in electromyography to generate electromyograms.
- electrothermics — the study of electricity and heat, or of electrically generated heat
- eleutheromaniac — Having a passionate mania for freedom.
- endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- fifth columnist — A fifth columnist is someone who secretly supports and helps the enemies of the country or organization they are in.
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- four-ball match — a match, scored by holes, between two pairs of players, in which the four players tee off and the partners alternate in hitting the pair's ball having the better lie off the tee.
- french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
- glass harmonica — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips.
- gramophonically — in a gramophonic manner
- haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- haulage company — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- heliometrically — By means of, or in terms of, heliometry.
- hemicolectomies — Plural form of hemicolectomy.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- hemodynamically — With regard to hemodynamics.
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- holding company — a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).
- homeopathically — By means of homeopathy.
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth in which the sepals and petals are fused together and indistinguishable
- humpback salmon — a pink salmon inhabiting North Pacific waters: so-called because of the hump that appears behind the head of the male when it is ready for spawning.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
- hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypersomnolence — sleepy; drowsy.
- hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
- locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
- logarithmically — In a logarithmic manner.
- lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
- lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
- lzh compression — (algorithm) (After Lempel-Ziv and Haruyasu, the inventors) A compression algorithm derived from the LZSS scheme with a sliding window and additional compression applied to the output of the LZSS compressor by dynamic Huffman coding.
- make a horlicks — to make a mistake or a mess
- malayan camphor — borneol.