16-letter words containing h, o, n, e, y, c
- incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
- limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- neo-christianity — any interpretation of Christianity based on the prevalent philosophy of a given period.
- neuropsychiatric — Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; simultaneously neurological and psychiatric.
- new haven colony — a settlement founded in 1638 by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton at Quinnipiac (now New Haven, Conn.).
- non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
- ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
- phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
- phylogenetically — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- polyphonic prose — prose characterized by the use of poetic devices, as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, etc., and especially by an emphasis on rhythm not strictly metered.
- pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
- psychotechnology — the body of knowledge, theories, and techniques developed for understanding and influencing individual, group, and societal behavior in specified situations.
- recursion theory — (theory) The study of problems that, in principle, cannot be solved by either computers or humans.
- rhynchocephalian — belonging or pertaining to the Rhynchocephalia, an order of lizardlike reptiles that are extinct except for the tuatara.
- schneider trophy — a trophy for air racing between seaplanes of any nation, first presented by Jacques Schneider (1879–1928) in 1913; won outright by Britain in 1931
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- 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.
- secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- secondary school — a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.
- simonyi, charles — Charles Simonyi
- speech community — the aggregate of all the people who use a given language or dialect.
- statutory change — a change in the law
- surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- synchronous idle — (character) (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
- system on a chip — A system on a chip combines most of a system's elements on a single integrated circuit or chip.
- 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 human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
- the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
- the leonine city — a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
- the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
- thionyl chloride — a clear, pale yellow or red, fuming, corrosive liquid, SOCl 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
- to carry the can — If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- yellow archangel — a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- yet another yacc — (tool) (Yay) An extension of Yacc with LALR2 parsing. Yay is available from Bull as part of the University of Waterloo Tools package maintained by <[email protected]>.