16-letter words containing g, o, n, c, h, r
- hard rock mining — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
- high-compression — of a modern type of internal-combustion engine designed so that the fuel mixture is compressed into a smaller cylinder space, resulting in more pressure on the pistons and more power
- high-performance — A high-performance car or other product goes very fast or does a lot.
- higher education — education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.
- horseback riding — activity: riding a horse
- hot cold-working — metalworking at considerable heat but below the temperature at which the metal recrystallizes: a form of cold-working.
- hydrogen cyanide — a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- irrigation ditch — trench supplying land with water
- magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
- non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
- ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
- phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
- pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
- phonocardiograph — an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.
- photochronograph — a device formerly used for taking a series of instantaneous photographs of a rapidly moving object.
- photozincography — a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.
- pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
- pork scratchings — small pieces of crisply cooked pork crackling, eaten cold as an appetizer with drinks
- prognostic chart — a chart showing the predicted state of the atmosphere for a given time in the future.
- purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- rancho cucamonga — a city in SE California.
- rate of exchange — exchange rate.
- richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
- secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
- shoestring catch — a catch of a ball on the fly, made close to the ground while running.
- social gathering — party, get-together
- something fierce — desperately, intensely
- statutory change — a change in the law
- stomach-churning — causing nausea.
- string orchestra — an orchestra consisting only of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses
- tephrochronology — a geochronologic technique based on the dating of layers of volcanic ash.
- the high country — sheep pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps, New Zealand
- the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
- vapor channeling — Vapor channeling exists when vapor flow is distributed in an unequal way in a distillation vessel or stage.
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- yellow archangel — a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)