16-letter words containing h, o, s, t, c
- hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
- hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
- hypophysectomies — Plural form of hypophysectomy.
- hypostatic union — (In Cristianity) Christ's condition of being, at the same time, both human and divine
- ichthyophthirius — ich.
- icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
- immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- in lockstep with — progressing at exactly the same speed and in the same direction as other people or things, esp as a matter of course rather than by choice
- in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
- in the course of — If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
- iridochoroiditis — inflammation of the iris and the choroid.
- isophthalic acid — a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the meta isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and plasticizers.
- josephson effect — a high-speed switch, used in experimental computers, that operates on the basis of a radiative phenomenon (Jo·sephson effect) exhibited by a pair of superconductors separated by a thin insulator.
- judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- jude the obscure — a novel (1895) by Thomas Hardy.
- keratoacanthomas — Plural form of keratoacanthoma.
- kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
- light microscope — microscope (def 1).
- lighthouse clock — an American mantel clock of the early 19th century, having the dial and works exposed beneath a glass dome on a tapered, cylindrical body.
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
- 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.
- mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
- methyl cellulose — a grayish-white powder prepared from cellulose that swells to a highly viscous colloidal solution in water: used as a food additive and in water paints, leather tanning, and cosmetics.
- microphotographs — Plural form of microphotograph.
- microstethoscope — a stethoscope containing an apparatus that greatly amplifies the sounds heard.
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- mos technologies — MOS Technology
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- nanotechnologies — Plural form of nanotechnology.
- nanotechnologist — Someone who does research into nanotechnology; someone studying things on the scale of nanometers.
- narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
- 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.
- neutrosophic set — (logic) A generalisation of the intuitionistic set, classical set, fuzzy set, paraconsistent set, dialetheist set, paradoxist set, tautological set based on Neutrosophy. An element x(T, I, F) belongs to the set in the following way: it is t true in the set, i indeterminate in the set, and f false, where t, i, and f are real numbers taken from the sets T, I, and F with no restriction on T, I, F, nor on their sum n=t+i+f. The neutrosophic set generalises: - the intuitionistic set, which supports incomplete set theories (for 0
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- non-monotheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God: a monotheistic religion.
- north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
- oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
- ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
- on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
- orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
- osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
- overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
- pascal's theorem — the theorem that the lines joining adjacent vertices of a hexagon intersect the same straight line if alternate vertices lie on two intersecting straight lines.
- people's charter — the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.