16-letter words containing i, d, o, c, h, r
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- mercury chloride — mercuric chloride
- monohybrid cross — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
- north providence — a town in NE Rhode Island.
- off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
- oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
- orographic cloud — any cloud whose existence and form are largely controlled by the disturbed flow of air over and around mountains, as the banner cloud and crest cloud.
- orthoformic acid — a hypothetical acid, HC(OH) 3 , known only in the form of its esters.
- pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
- phonocardiograph — an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.
- phosphorous acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble acid of phosphorus, H 3 PO 3 , from which phosphites are derived.
- photoperiodicity — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
- pinot chardonnay — Chardonnay.
- pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
- pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
- radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
- radiographically — the production of radiographs.
- richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- roundabout chair — corner chair.
- schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
- 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
- scottish borders — a council area in SE Scotland, on the English border: created in 1996, it has the same boundaries as the former Borders Region: it is mainly hilly, with agriculture (esp sheep farming) the chief economic activity. Administrative centre: Newtown St Boswells. Pop: 108 280 (2003 est). Area: 4734 sq km (1827 sq miles)
- shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- stannic chloride — a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl 4 , soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics.
- synchronous idle — (character) (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
- taurocholic acid — an acid, C 26 H 45 NO 7 S, occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of carnivorous animals, which on hydrolysis yields taurine and cholic acid.
- thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
- thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
- thionyl chloride — a clear, pale yellow or red, fuming, corrosive liquid, SOCl 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- thirteenth chord — a chord much used in jazz and pop, consisting of a major or minor triad upon which are superimposed the seventh, ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth above the root
- tricolored heron — an American heron, Hydranassa tricolor, that is dark bluish-gray above and white below with seasonally red neck stripes in the male.
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
- windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor