16-letter words containing e, y, c, h
- copper hydroxide — a blue, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Cu(OH) 2 , used in the manufacture of rayon, as a source for copper salts, and as a mordant.
- cornelian cherry — a flowering tree of the dogwood family Cornus mas
- covariant theory — the principle that physical laws have the same form and interrelations in any system of coordinates in which they are expressed.
- crash test dummy — a dummy used in crash tests
- crossbow archery — the sport of shooting with a crossbow
- cry for the moon — to desire the unattainable
- crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
- cupric hydroxide — a blue, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Cu(OH) 2 , used in the manufacture of rayon, as a source for copper salts, and as a mordant.
- cyclohexamantane — (chemistry) A certain diamondoid, C26H30.
- cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
- cystourethrocele — A urethrocele occurring with a cystocele.
- cytoarchitecture — (biology) The arrangement of cells in an organism or organ.
- cytotechnologist — a technician who specializes in identifying cells and cellular abnormalities.
- d-glyceraldehyde — an isomer of glyceraldehyde in which the OH group is on the right side of the asymmetric carbon atom.
- dehydroascorbate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of dehydroascorbic acid.
- dendrochronology — the study of the annual rings of trees, used esp to date past events
- depth psychology — the study of unconscious motives and attitudes
- derbyshire chair — a chair of the mid-17th century, made of oak, usually without arms, and having a back of two carved rails between square uprights.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- dialysis machine — device: kidney treatment
- dichlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing two chlorine atoms.
- diesel-hydraulic — a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters
- diethyl carbinol — a colorless, liquid isomer of amyl alcohol, (CH3CH2)2CHOH, used in drugs and as a solvent
- dihydroxyacetone — (organic compound) The compound CO(CH2OH)2 that has a number of industrial uses.
- dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
- discovery method — a largely unstructured, situational method or philosophy of teaching whereby students are permitted to find solutions to problems on their own or at their own pace, often jointly in group activities, either independent of or under the guidance of a teacher.
- do the necessary — to do something that is necessary in a particular situation
- dodecyl aldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- dorothy canfield — Dorothy, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield.
- echocardiography — an instrument employing reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the structures and functioning of the heart.
- electrochemistry — The branch of chemistry that deals with the relations between electrical and chemical phenomena.
- electrohydraulic — Relating to electrohydraulics.
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- electromyography — The recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue, or its representation as a visual display or audible signal, using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the muscle.
- electrophilicity — (chemistry, uncountable) the condition of being electrophilic.
- electrosynthesis — synthesis produced by means of an electric current
- enthusiastically — In an enthusiastic manner.
- erythrocytometer — an instrument for counting the number or measuring the size of red blood cells in a sample of blood
- eschatologically — In an eschatological manner.
- ethnocentrically — In an ethnocentric way.
- ethnographically — Regarding the ethnography (of a region).
- french community — a cultural and economic association of France, its overseas departments and territories, and former French territories that chose to maintain association after becoming independent republics: formed 1958.
- french directory — the body of five directors in power in France from 1795 until their overthrow by Napoleon in 1799
- french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- galenic pharmacy — the art or practice of preparing and dispensing galenicals.
- geoffrey chaucer — Geoffrey, 1340?–1400, English poet.
- greyhound racing — a sport in which a mechanically propelled dummy hare is pursued by greyhounds around a race track
- gruyère (cheese) — a light-yellow Swiss cheese, very rich in butterfat
- gyratory crusher — A gyratory crusher is a crusher in which a cone-shaped rod rotates in a cone-shaped bowl.
- haemodynamically — from a hemodynamic point of view