19-letter words containing h, e, l, n, a
- checks and balances — competition and mutual restraint among the various branches of government
- chemical castration — the use of drugs to reduce libido
- chemical dependency — addiction to drugs or alcohol.
- chemical processing — Chemical processing is a way of making changes to chemical compounds.
- chemical weathering — any of the various weathering processes that cause exposed rock to undergo chemical decomposition, changing the chemical and mineralogical composition of the rock: Oxygen and acids are agents in chemical weathering.
- chinese chippendale — a branch of Chippendale style in which Chinese styles and motifs are used
- chinese sacred lily — a Chinese amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus tazetta orientalis, widely grown as a house plant for its fragrant yellow and white flowers
- chinese tallow tree — tallow tree.
- chlorofluoromethane — any of a series of gaseous or volatile methanes substituted with chlorine and fluorine and containing little or no hydrogen: used as refrigerants and, formerly, as aerosol propellants until scientists became concerned about depletion of the atmospheric ozone layer.
- chronological order — the arrangement of things following one after another in time: Put these documents in chronological order.
- cinematographically — a motion-picture projector.
- classical mechanics — the study of mechanics using Newton's laws rather than quantum theory and relativity
- coherent parallel c — (language) A data parallel version of C.
- columnar epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of elongated cells of cylindrical or prismatic shape.
- consolidated school — a public school attended by pupils from several adjoining, esp. rural, districts
- corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
- cross-channel ferry — a ferry that transports passengers and vehicles across the English Channel
- cyclohexadienedione — (organic chemistry) benzoquinone.
- daisy-wheel printer — a type of printer that uses a daisywheel
- death of a salesman — a play (1949) by Arthur Miller.
- dendrochronological — Pertaining to dendrochronology.
- devils-on-horseback — a savoury of prunes wrapped in bacon slices and served on toast
- diethylaminoethanol — a colorless, hygroscopic, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 15 NO, used for the synthesis of local anesthetics, in antirust compounds, and in photographic emulsions.
- dimethylnitrosamine — a yellow, water-soluble carcinogenic liquid, C 2 H 6 N 2 O, found in tobacco smoke and certain foods: known to be a potent carcinogen. Abbreviation: DMN, DMNA.
- direct grant school — (in Britain, formerly) a school financed by endowment, fees, and a state grant conditional upon admittance of a percentage of nonpaying pupils nominated by the local education authority
- distinguishableness — The state or quality of being distinguishable.
- diversional therapy — the structured use of leisure time in recreation and play as a form of or supplement to conventional therapy
- dominant wavelength — the wavelength of monochromatic light that would give the same visual sensation if combined in a suitable proportion with an achromatic light
- don't make me laugh — Some people reply to other people's comments or opinions by saying 'Don't make me laugh' when they disagree with them and think they are foolish or inaccurate.
- draw the color line — to impose or accept the color line
- drink the health of — to salute or celebrate with a toast
- duplicating machine — a duplicator, especially one for making identical copies of documents, letters, etc.
- eat someone's lunch — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- echoencephalography — a device that employs reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the position of brain structures.
- electro-shock baton — a baton used as a weapon to pass an electric current through part of the body
- electrohydrodynamic — (physics) Of or pertaining to electrohydrodynamics.
- electromechanically — In an electromechanical way.
- electron micrograph — a photograph or image of a specimen taken using an electron microscope
- electronic graphics — (on television) the production of graphic designs and text by electronic means
- enabling technology — technology that enables the user to perform a task or to improve his or her overall performance: e.g. the internet
- english toy spaniel — breed of dog
- equatorial zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at the equator
- euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
- exhibitionistically — In an exhibitionistic manner.
- fall in love (with) — to begin to feel love (for)
- flannelmouth sucker — a sucker, Catostomus latipinnis, of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
- flavor of the month — Informal. the subject of intense, usually temporary interest; the current fashion.
- focal plane shutter — an opaque shield in a camera, lying in the focal plane of the lens, that, when tripped, admits light to expose the film or plate for a predetermined period, usually a fraction of a second
- focal-plane shutter — a camera shutter situated directly in front of the film.
- free alongside ship — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer, but excluding the cost of loading onto the vessel