15-letter words containing h, i, t, c, o, m
- panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
- phantom circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- phenomenalistic — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- phonemicization — a grouping of phonemes
- photomechanical — noting or pertaining to any of various processes for printing from plates or surfaces prepared by the aid of photography.
- photomicrograph — a photograph taken through a microscope.
- photomicroscope — a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.
- phytochemically — in a phytochemical manner
- plainclothesman — a police officer, especially a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
- posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
- power macintosh — Power Mac
- psychochemistry — the treatment of mental illnesses by drugs
- psychotomimetic — (of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- sadomasochistic — interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain.
- schistosomiasis — an infection caused by parasitic flukes of the genus Schistosoma, occurring commonly in eastern Asia and in tropical regions and transmitted to humans through feces-contaminated fresh water or snails: symptoms commonly include pain, anemia, and malfunction of the infected organ.
- semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
- shrimp cocktail — prawns and lettuce in Mary Rose sauce
- socratic method — the use of questions, as employed by Socrates, to develop a latent idea, as in the mind of a pupil, or to elicit admissions, as from an opponent, tending to establish a proposition.
- sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
- somatic therapy — any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.
- spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
- spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
- spirochaetaemia — the presence of spirochaetes in the blood
- stereochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the determination of the relative positions in space of the atoms or groups of atoms in a compound and with the effects of these positions on the properties of the compound.
- sympathomimetic — mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- thanatognomonic — signalling the nearness of death
- the midas touch — ability to make money
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- thermochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the relationship between chemical action and heat.
- topographic map — a map showing topographic features, usually by means of contour lines.
- trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
- tychonic system — a model for planetary motion devised by Tycho Brahe in which the earth is stationary and at the center of the planetary system, the sun and moon revolve around the earth, and the other planets revolve around the sun.
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- watch committee — a local government committee composed of magistrates and representatives of the county borough council responsible for the efficiency of the local police force