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15-letter words containing e, a, c, h, o, t

  • hopper casement — a casement with a sash hinged at the bottom.
  • horatius cocles — a legendary Roman hero of the 6th century bc, who defended a bridge over the Tiber against Lars Porsena
  • hospital corner — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
  • hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
  • hubble constant — the ratio of the recessional velocity of galaxies to their distance from the sun, with current measurements of its value ranging from 50 to 100 km/sec per megaparsec.
  • hype-carbonated — (of a product or service) overvalued as a result of relentless marketing and PR or intensive media exposure
  • hyperactivation — (biology) A form of sperm motility associated with active beating of the flagellum.
  • hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
  • hyperdemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
  • hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
  • inter-parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
  • interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
  • ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
  • isothiocyanates — Plural form of isothiocyanate.
  • jack-in-the-box — a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened.
  • judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
  • keratoacanthoma — (pathology) A common low-grade malignancy of the skin.
  • knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
  • laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
  • level two cache — secondary cache
  • lichenification — a leathery hardening of the skin, usually caused by chronic irritation.
  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • longhorn cattle — cattle of a long-horned breed, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US
  • luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
  • 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.
  • mechanoreceptor — any of the sense organs that respond to vibration, stretching, pressure, or other mechanical stimuli.
  • mechlorethamine — a nitrogen mustard, C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
  • microearthquake — an earthquake of very low intensity (magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale).
  • monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
  • morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
  • natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.
  • nathaniel bacon — Francis (Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans) 1561–1626, English essayist, philosopher, and statesman.
  • netzahualcoyotl — a city in S central Mexico, in the state of Mexico.
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
  • non-achievement — lack of achievement
  • non-mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
  • nonarchitecture — a building not designed according to accepted modes of architecture
  • nonmathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
  • nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
  • nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
  • north vancouver — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada.
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