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15-letter words containing h, o, m, e, c, a

  • photomechanical — noting or pertaining to any of various processes for printing from plates or surfaces prepared by the aid of photography.
  • physical memory — (memory management)   The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
  • physicochemical — physical and chemical: the physicochemical properties of an isomer.
  • 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
  • proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
  • pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
  • pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
  • radiochemically — by radiochemical means or methods; from a radiochemical perspective
  • raw-pack method — cold pack (def 2).
  • rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
  • robe-de-chambre — a dressing gown.
  • saccharomycetes — a collective name for yeasts
  • sacred mushroom — any of various hallucinogenic mushrooms, esp species of Psilocybe and Amanita, that have been eaten in rituals in various parts of the world
  • sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
  • school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
  • schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
  • semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
  • servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
  • shalom aleichem — Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shoh-lem,, -luh m] /ˈʃoʊ lɛm,, -ləm/ (Show IPA), or Shalom [shah-lohm] /ʃɑˈloʊm/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Solomon Rabinowitz) 1859–1916, Russian author of Yiddish novels, plays, and short stories; in the U.S. from 1906.
  • sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
  • shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
  • sholem aleichem — Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shoh-lem,, -luh m] /ˈʃoʊ lɛm,, -ləm/ (Show IPA), or Shalom [shah-lohm] /ʃɑˈloʊm/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Solomon Rabinowitz) 1859–1916, Russian author of Yiddish novels, plays, and short stories; in the U.S. from 1906.
  • sholom aleichem — Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shoh-lem,, -luh m] /ˈʃoʊ lɛm,, -ləm/ (Show IPA), or Shalom [shah-lohm] /ʃɑˈloʊm/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Solomon Rabinowitz) 1859–1916, Russian author of Yiddish novels, plays, and short stories; in the U.S. from 1906.
  • 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.
  • soft-shell clam — an edible clam, Mya arenaria, inhabiting waters along both coasts of North America, having an oval, relatively thin, whitish shell.
  • somatic therapy — any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.
  • spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
  • spirochaetaemia — the presence of spirochaetes in the blood
  • sympathetectomy — sympathectomy.
  • sympathomimetic — mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
  • 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 common weal — the good of society
  • the midas touch — ability to make money
  • theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
  • thermal reactor — a nuclear reactor in which most of the fission is caused by thermal neutrons
  • thermoremanence — the state or quality of being thermoremanent
  • thomas a becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
  • torture chamber — a room where somebody is caused extreme physical pain, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc
  • 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
  • wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.
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