15-letter words containing c, r, a, s, h
- crashworthiness — the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash
- crescent-shaped — having the shape of a crescent
- cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
- crohn's disease — inflammation, thickening, and ulceration of any of various parts of the intestine, esp the ileum
- crush-resistant — not being easily creased
- cryoanaesthesia — Alternative spelling of cryoanesthesia.
- crystal healing — (in alternative therapy) the use of the supposed power of crystals to affect the human energy field
- crystallography — the science concerned with the formation, properties, and structure of crystals
- curate's-eggish — good in parts
- curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
- curtain shutter — a focal-plane shutter consisting of a curtain on two rollers, moved at a constant speed past the lens opening so as to expose the film to one of several slots in the curtain, the width of which determines the length of exposure.
- cut the mustard — to come up to expectations
- cytotrophoblast — the thickened, inner part of the mammalian placenta nearest to the fetus, covering the chorion during early pregnancy
- dartmouth basic — (language) The original BASIC language, designed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1963. Dartmouth BASIC first ran on a GE 235 [date?] and on an IBM 704 on 1964-05-01. It was designed for quick and easy programming by students and beginners using Dartmouth's experimental time-sharing system. Unlike most later BASIC dialects, Dartmouth BASIC was compiled.
- dealer's choice — a card game, as poker, in which the dealer decides what particular game is to be played, often depending on the number of players, and designates any special variations or unusual rules, including setting the stakes.
- deoch-an-doruis — a parting drink or stirrup cup
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- diastrophically — in a diastrophic fashion
- disenfranchised — to disfranchise.
- disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
- doctoral thesis — a thesis written as part of a doctorate
- dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
- dystrophication — the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.
- early christian — denoting or relating to the style of architecture that started in Italy in the 3rd century ad and spread through the Roman empire until the 5th century
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
- electric shaver — razor powered by electricity
- enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
- exchange server — Microsoft Exchange
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- featherstitched — Simple past tense and past participle of featherstitch.
- fischer-dieskau — Dietrich [dee-trik;; German dee-trikh] /ˈdi trɪk;; German ˈdi trɪx/ (Show IPA), 1925–2012, German baritone.
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- forecastle head — the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
- francis bushman — Francis X(avier) 1883–1966, U.S. film actor.
- freight charges — the price charged for conveying goods by freight
- french guianese — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- french-speaking — able to speak French
- friedrichshafen — a city in Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, on Lake Constance.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.
- 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.
- glossographical — relating to glossography
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
- graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
- hair specialist — an expert in the treatment and care of human hair
- hard-luck story — a story of misfortune designed to elicit sympathy