16-letter words containing l, a, m, e, c, h
- molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
- mönchen-gladbach — city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 266,000
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- moulding machine — a machine for pressing sand into a mould
- munchen-gladbach — former name of Mönchengladbach.
- new commonwealth — a term used esp in the latter part of the 20th century in Britain to describe countries in the British Commonwealth that became independent after World War II
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
- 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.
- perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
- phenomenological — the study of phenomena.
- plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
- schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
- schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- secular humanism — any set of beliefs that promotes human values without specific allusion to religious doctrines.
- self-enhancement — to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: The candlelight enhanced her beauty.
- simonyi, charles — Charles Simonyi
- spanish mackerel — an American game fish, Scomberomorus maculatus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.
- spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
- steal a march on — to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
- summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
- teachable moment — a specific occurrence, situation, or experience that can be used to teach people about something more general: Her death created a teachable moment about prescription drug abuse.
- thalamencephalon — the diencephalon.
- the commonwealth — the government in England under the Cromwells and Parliament from 1649 to 1660
- thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
- thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
- thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
- thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
- thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- three-ball match — a match among three players each of whom plays a ball.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
- umbilical hernia — a hernia of the umbilicus.
- unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
- valet de chambre — valet (def 1).
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- wheel animalcule — a rotifer.