0%

15-letter words containing e, c, h, o, n

  • counterpunching — Present participle of counterpunch.
  • counterpurchase — barter, especially of products or materials between international companies or importers and exporters.
  • counterweighted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweight.
  • country kitchen — a large kitchen with ample areas for food preparation and eating.
  • crashworthiness — the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash
  • cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
  • 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
  • cross-ownership — ownership of two or more similar or related businesses, as communications media, especially in the same locality: to forbid cross-ownership of newspapers and TV or radio stations in the same city.
  • cryoanaesthesia — Alternative spelling of cryoanesthesia.
  • curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
  • cyanoethylation — the act of introducing a cyano-ethyl group into a compound
  • cybertechnology — Computer technology, especially that which involves the Internet or cyberspace.
  • cycling clothes — special clothes, such as lycra shorts, suitable for cycling in
  • cyclohexylamine — a highly toxic and hazardous organic chemical derived from cyclohexane
  • czechoslovakian — Czechoslovakian means the same as Czechoslovak.
  • debathification — The process of removing former members of the ruling Bath party of Iraq from the military and civil office following the ousting of w Saddam Hussein.
  • decision theory — the study of strategies for decision-making under conditions of uncertainty in such a way as to maximize the expected utility
  • demythification — the act of demythifying
  • dendrochemistry — (chemistry) the science, related to dendrochronology, that uses the analysis of trace minerals in tree rings to study air pollution in past times.
  • deoch-an-doruis — a parting drink or stirrup cup
  • derhotacization — A distortion in (or an Inability to pronounce) the sound of letter R, causing the R to be omitted as a consonant or changing /\u025d/ or /\u025a/ to /\u025c/,/\u0259/, or another vowel if a vocalic.
  • desynchronizing — Present participle of desynchronize.
  • diadochokinesia — the normal ability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
  • diadochokinesis — the normal ability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
  • dichlorobenzene — any of a group of three insoluble isomeric chemical compounds used in solvents, insecticides, and dyes
  • dichloromethane — a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. Formula: CH2Cl2
  • dichotomousness — the quality of being dichotomous
  • docosahexaenoic — Of or pertaining to docosahexaenoic acid or its derivatives.
  • dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
  • durchkomponiert — having a different tune for each section rather than having repeated melodies
  • echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
  • editor in chief — the policy-making executive or principal editor of a publishing house, publication, etc.
  • eleutheromaniac — Having a passionate mania for freedom.
  • encephalization — (biology) the amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total body mass.
  • encephalography — Any of various techniques for recording the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
  • encephalopathic — Relating to encephalopathy.
  • endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
  • epichlorohydrin — an organic compound used as a solvent in resin-making
  • ethnic minority — an immigrant or racial group regarded by those claiming to speak for the cultural majority as distinct and unassimilated
  • ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
  • ethnocentricity — Practising or the policies surrounding being ethnocentric.
  • ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
  • ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
  • ethnopsychology — The scientific study of psychological concepts as they exist across different ethnic groups.
  • ethylene glycol — a colorless, viscous liquid, HOCH2CH2OH, used as an antifreeze, as a solvent, in resins, etc.
  • exhibitionistic — Having a tendency toward exhibitionism.
  • factory chimney — a tall chimney of a factory
  • fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
  • 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.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?