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18-letter words containing c, u, t, h, a

  • death-valley curve — a curve on a graph showing how the capital of a new company plotted against time declines sharply as the venture capital is used up before income reaches predicted levels
  • dermot macmurrough — ?1110–71, king of Leinster, who, by enlisting the support of the English to win back his kingdom, was responsible for the English conquest of Ireland
  • destruct mechanism — a mechanism that causes the destruction of a rocket or missile when activated
  • diatomaceous earth — an unconsolidated form of diatomite
  • diplomatic shuttle — a series of diplomatic visits to other states made by an official, such as an ambassador or envoy
  • dispatch documents — documents sent with a parcel, etc, detailing information such as contents, delivery address, etc
  • double achievement — a representation of the arms of a husband beside those of his wife such that a difference of rank between them is shown.
  • electrotherapeutic — Relating to electrotherapeutics.
  • established church — a Church that is officially recognized as a national institution, esp the Church of England
  • ethnomusicological — Relating to or pertaining to ethnomusicology.
  • euclid's algorithm — (algorithm)   (Or "Euclidean Algorithm") An algorithm for finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of two numbers. It relies on the identity gcd(a, b) = gcd(a-b, b) To find the GCD of two numbers by this algorithm, repeatedly replace the larger by subtracting the smaller from it until the two numbers are equal. E.g. 132, 168 -> 132, 36 -> 96, 36 -> 60, 36 -> 24, 36 -> 24, 12 -> 12, 12 so the GCD of 132 and 168 is 12. This algorithm requires only subtraction and comparison operations but can take a number of steps proportional to the difference between the initial numbers (e.g. gcd(1, 1001) will take 1000 steps).
  • executive chairman — the most senior internal position within a company, combining the duties of chairman and chief executive
  • fourth commandment — “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy”: fourth of the Ten Commandments.
  • fracture toughness — The fracture toughness of a material is how likely it is to resist fracture.
  • fu manchu mustache — a mustache whose ends droop to the chin.
  • gas-discharge tube — any tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
  • grandfather clause — U.S. History. a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit whites to vote while disfranchising blacks: it exempted from new literacy and property qualifications for voting those men entitled to vote before 1867 and their lineal descendants.
  • handlebar mustache — A handlebar mustache is a long thick mustache with curled ends.
  • haulage contractor — a person or firm that transports goods by lorry
  • heart-lung machine — a device through which blood is shunted temporarily for oxygenation during surgery, while the heart or a lung is being repaired.
  • heat of combustion — the heat evolved when one mole of a substance is burnt in oxygen at constant volume
  • hyper-intellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
  • immunohistological — the microscopic study of tissues with the aid of antibodies that bind to tissue components and reveal their presence.
  • indecent behaviour — the offence of committing indecent acts
  • industrial vehicle — a vehicle designed for use in industry
  • jack-in-the-pulpit — A North American plant, Arisaema triphyllum, of the arum family, having an upright spadix arched over by a green or striped purplish-brown spathe.
  • laugh out of court — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
  • leatherback turtle — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
  • leave in the lurch — a situation at the close of various games in which the loser scores nothing or is far behind the opponent.
  • liqueur chocolates — chocolates containing liqueur
  • lonely hearts club — a club for people who are trying to find a lover or a friend
  • miniature pinscher — one of a German breed of toy dogs resembling a smaller version of the Doberman pinscher, having a flat skull, a smooth coat, erect ears, and a docked tail, bred originally as a watchdog.
  • modular arithmetic — arithmetic in which numbers that are congruent modulo a given number are treated as the same. Compare congruence (def 2), modulo, modulus (def 2b).
  • multimedia machine — machines that allow users to control and manipulate sound, video, text and graphics
  • muscular dystrophy — a hereditary disease characterized by gradual wasting of the muscles with replacement by scar tissue and fat, sometimes also affecting the heart.
  • natural childbirth — childbirth involving little or no use of drugs or anesthesia and usually involving a program in which the mother is psychologically and physically prepared for the birth process.
  • naval architecture — the science of designing ships and other waterborne craft.
  • north truchas peak — a mountain in N New Mexico, near Santa Fe: one of the three Truchas Peaks. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
  • not to have a clue — to be completely baffled
  • oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
  • on the back burner — low priority
  • orthotungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H2WO4
  • outreach programme — a programme designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
  • par for the course — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
  • parachute regiment — an airborne regiment of an army
  • pennsylvania dutch — the descendants of 17th- and 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from southwest Germany and Switzerland.
  • physical education — systematic instruction in sports, exercises, and hygiene given as part of a school or college program.
  • pitch-and-run shot — chip shot.
  • play catch-up ball — to adjust one's style of play so as to make up for a lack of points, runs, etc.
  • plumber's merchant — a shop or business that sells things needed for the job of installing and repairing pipes, fixtures, etc, for water, drainage, and gas
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