15-letter words containing e, t, h, n, o, c
- pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
- pithecanthropus — a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.
- plain chocolate — dark eating chocolate
- plainclothesman — a police officer, especially a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
- polychlorinated — having multiple chlorine atoms
- postsynchronize — to add sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting is completed
- power macintosh — Power Mac
- process heating — Process heating is heating, usually from steam, which is used to increase the temperature in a process vessel.
- psychosynthesis — a theoretical effort to reconcile components of the unconscious, including dreams, with the rest of the personality.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- reorchestration — a renewed or second orchestration of a piece of music, the act of reorchestrating
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
- right-of-center — holding conservative views in politics; right-wing.
- right-of-centre — You can describe a person or political party as right-of-centre if they have political views which are closer to capitalism and conservatism than to socialism but which are not very extreme.
- roche moutonnee — a rounded, glacially eroded rock outcrop, usually one of a group, resembling a sheep's back.
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.
- round character — a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- scatter cushion — Scatter cushions are small cushions for use on sofas and chairs.
- schillerization — the process of altering crystals to produce schiller
- school teaching — School teaching is the work done by teachers in a school.
- second thoughts — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- shock resistant — not affected by impact
- shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
- shock-resistant — strong or resilient enough to sustain minor impacts without damage to the internal mechanism: a shock-resistant watch.
- shopping center — a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.
- shopping centre — A shopping centre is a specially built area containing a lot of different shops.
- shut one's face — to be silent
- solenoid switch — A solenoid switch is an electrical switch that is often used where a high current circuit, such as a starter motor circuit, is brought into operation by a low current switch.
- south china sea — a part of the W Pacific, bounded by SE China, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Philippines.
- southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
- sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
- stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
- stone the crows — an expression of surprise, dismay, etc
- stretch a point — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
- succedent house — any of the four houses that fall between the angular and cadent houses: the second, fifth, eighth, and eleventh houses, which correspond, respectively, to possessions and values, love and creation, shared possessions and resources, and friends and social concerns.
- teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
- techno-thriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
- technologically — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- technostructure — the group or class of technically skilled administrators, scientists, and engineers who manage and influence business, the economy, and government affairs.
- the amen corner — the part of a church, usually to one side of the pulpit, occupied by people who lead the responsive amens during the service
- the colophonian — a native of Colophon.
- the common good — If you do something for the common good, you do it for the benefit or advantage of everyone.
- the common weal — the good of society